The Congress on February 1 alleged that a "conspiracy" was being hatched by the government to pressure those arrested in the Parliament security breach case to take the names of Opposition leaders so that they can be held responsible for the security lapse.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh's attack on the government came a day after five of the six people arrested in the Parliament security breach case told a court in New Delhi that they were allegedly being tortured by the Delhi Police to accept their association with Opposition parties.
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