On August 1, a defiant Mann told the panel that he has not breached the security of Parliament complex. On July 25 too, the Speaker had asked Mann not to attend the House till a decision was arrived at. The panel was set up a week after Mann had put out in the social media a video of his vehicle passing security barricades and entering the Parliament complex. The decision followed a request from panel chairman Kirit Somaiya seeking more time as more witnesses needed to be examined and certain critical issues probed in depth. ”On due consideration of grounds and reasons stated, I have acceded to the request for extension of two weeks more time w.e.f.

Source: The Telegraph August 03, 2016 08:03 UTC