Indian lawmaker in trouble for recording Facebook Live video inside the Parliament

An Indian politician is in the midst of a controversy for shooting a Facebook Live video that shows him entering the country's Parliament in New Delhi, revealing the security measures in place.

While the Member of Parliament (MP), Bhagwant Mann, has said that he shot the video to give his electorate a glimpse of the Parliament's proceedings, his critics from opposition parties have described it as a security breach. The uproar resulted in the Parliamentary proceedings being adjourned.

Mann, a comedian-turned-MP from the district of Sangrur in the northern state of Punjab, shot the video on his phone on July 21. It shows him entering the Parliament in his car and crossing several security check posts.  Read more...