Tech-driven system to be introduced to beef up security at Vidhana Soudha: K'taka Speaker UT Khader
Bengaluru, July 10: Following the incident of an imposter gaining entry to the Assembly hall during the session last week, Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U T Khader on Monday said a new technology-driven system will be introduced to beef up security at Vidhana Soudha, the High Court and Raj Bhavan.
He made this suo motu announcement from the Chair, during the Assembly proceedings today.
Pointing out that on July 7, as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was presenting the Budget, a man named Thipperudrappa managed to enter the Assembly hall claiming to be the Molakalmuru MLA, Khader said.
"Preliminary inquiry by the Assembly marshalls revealed that the person is 76-year-old, hailing from Chitradurga."
He has been handed over to the Vidhana Soudha police, who have arrested him, he said, and the police department has been asked to take action as per law.
Stating that this must be "God's warning" to all members and officials, the Speaker requested all lawmakers and reporters to cooperate with security personnel.
"I have held discussions and it has been decided to introduce a new security system incorporating technology for the region comprising Vidhana Soudha, the High Court and the Governor's office," he said, without elaborating about the system.
On Monday, security was beefed up at Vidhana Soudha, the seat of the state legislature, where security personnel were seen thoroughly checking the credentials of people and also their belongings, before letting them in.
Earlier in the day, Khader himself inspected the existing security setup and protocols at Vidhana Soudha.
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Services on Supreme Court's YouTube channel resumes
New Delhi (PTI): The services on the Supreme Court's YouTube channel, which was hacked on Friday, has resumed.
"This is to inform all concerned that the YouTube channel of Supreme Court of India is live and up. The services on YouTube channel of Supreme Court of India has been resumed," said a notice uploaded on the apex court's website on Friday.
The top court's YouTube channel was hacked on Friday and showed videos promoting a cryptocurrency developed by US-based company Ripple Labs.
A blank video with the title "Brad Garlinghouse: Ripple Responds To The SEC's $2 Billion Fine! XRP PRICE PREDICTION" was live on the hacked channel.
Later in the day, a notice posted on the apex court's website informed that the court's YouTube channel was taken down.
"This is to inform all concerned that the YouTube channel of Supreme Court of India has been taken down. The services on YouTube channel of Supreme Court of India will be resumed shortly," said the notice posted on the top court's website earlier on Friday.
Later, another notice was uploaded on the website, saying the YouTube channel was live and the services have resumed.
The Supreme Court has been using YouTube to stream live hearings of cases listed before the Constitution benches and matters involving public interest.
In a unanimous decision taken by the full court meeting headed by the then CJI UU Lalit, the top court decided to live-stream proceedings of all Constitution bench hearings following a path-breaking verdict on the matter in 2018.
