Today’s incident happened in the new, high-security parliament building that Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated in May. Parliament’s winter session is in progress.

The chamber of the Lok Sabha, the lower house, in the new parliament building, New Delhi, India, as seen on May 27, 2023. Credit: Wikimedia Commons//Press Information Bureau Subscribe for ads-free ...

India’s New Parliament Building will serve as an operational hub for the country’s government but also as a cultural centerpiece for national festivals and ceremonial events.

Two unidentified men stormed the lower house of India’s parliament on Wednesday, in a major security breach that fell on the anniversary of a deadly attack on the complex more than two decades ago.

A member of media works outside the India's new parliament building before its inauguration in New Delhi, India, May 28, 2023. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab.