Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Congress MPs Sonia Gandhi with different leaders throughout a tribute ceremony to pay homage to martyrs who misplaced their lives within the 2001 Parliament assault, at Parliament House complicated in New Delhi, on Dec. 13, 2022.
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Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday led the nation in paying tributes to the safety personnel and victims who misplaced their lives whereas defending the Parliament 21 years in the past.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a number of Cabinet Ministers, and Parliamentarians additionally paid floral tribute to the safety personnel and victims, who sacrificed their lives in defending the Parliament through the terror assault in 2001.

President of India Droupadi Murmu also remembered the victims. “The nation pays homage to the valiant martyrs who laid down their lives while defending the Parliament against terrorist attack on this day in 2001. We will always remain grateful to the brave hearts for their courage and supreme sacrifice,” a tweet from Rashtrapati Bhavan stated.

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju additionally paid tributes to the victims of the Parliament assault. Taking to Twitter, Union Minister stated, “Tributes to the brave personnel who sacrificed their lives while protecting our Parliament against the dastardly terrorist attack on this day in 2001. Their supreme sacrifice and bravery will never be forgotten.”

Congress leaders pay tributes

Congress chief and Waynad MP Rahul Gandhi remembered the safety personnel, who laid their lives through the terror assault in Parliament in 2001, by saying that their sacrifice evokes us to dedicate every thing to the service of the nation.

“I pay tribute to the heroes of the country who laid down their lives to protect the honour of India on this day in 2001, during the dastardly terrorist attack on Parliament. The whole country is indebted to their sacrifice, which inspires us to dedicate everything to the service of the country,” the Congress chief tweeted in Hindi.

Congress Party former president Sonia Gandhi paid floral tributes to the victims on the twenty first anniversary of the Parliament Attack on Tuesday.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor pays homage to martyrs who misplaced their lives within the 2001 Parliament assault on its twenty first anniversary, at Parliament House complicated in New Delhi, on Dec. 13, 2022.
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The tributes reminded everybody in regards to the horrific terror assault on the Indian Parliament on December 13, 2001. It could also be recalled that it was on December 13, 2001, that Jagdish, Matbar, Kamlesh Kumari; Nanak Chand and Rampal, Assistant Sub-Inspectors, Delhi Police; Om Prakash, Bijender Singh and Ghanshyam, Head Constables in Delhi Police; and Deshraj, a gardener, CPWD, had sacrificed their lives whereas defending the Parliament in opposition to the terrorist assault.

The perpetrators belonged to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)— two Pakistan-raised terrorist organizations— attacked the Parliament on December 13, 2001, that led to the deaths of 5 Delhi Police personnel, two Parliament Security Service personnel, one CRPF Constable and a gardener and led to elevated tensions between India and Pakistan, ensuing within the 2001-2002 India-Pakistan standoff.

A complete of 5 terrorists, who infiltrated the Parliament in a automobile with Home Ministry and Parliament labels, had been killed on December 13, 2001 assault. More than 100 folks, together with main politicians, had been contained in the parliament constructing on the time. The gunmen used a pretend identification sticker on the automobile they drove and thus simply breached the safety deployed across the parliamentary complicated. The terrorists carried AK47 rifles, grenade launchers, and pistols. The gunmen drove their automobile into the automobile of Indian Vice President Krishan Kant (who was within the constructing on the time), received out, and started taking pictures.

The Vice President’s guards and safety personnel shot again on the terrorists after which began closing the gates of the compound.

Indian safety companies and the Delhi Police officers stated that gunmen acquired directions from Pakistan and the operation was carried out underneath the steerage of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) company.