Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday paid tribute to the victims of the 2001 Parliament attack and gave them flowers. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the slain members of the Indian Armed Forces and paid tribute to those who lost their lives in connection with the attack on Parliament on December 13, 2001.” The press release was published by the Prime Minister’s Office. Other dignitaries who paid tributes to the victims included Congress representatives Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Ravi Shankar Prasad, who laid wreaths at the memorial.
Prime Minister Modi paid homage to the martyrs
In addition, the prime minister spoke to the families of the victims, especially the children who gathered at the event on a cold morning. Before the Prime Minister left the venue, Congress leader Ravi Shankar Prasad was seen talking to him. “In memory of the brave security personnel who gave their lives in the attack on our Parliament in 2001, Bharat owes them a debt of gratitude for their selfless sacrifice,” he said in a statement to X. “Terrorism continues to threaten humanity around the world and it is essential that all we are working together to remove this obstacle to global peace,” he added.
On December 13, 2001, Lashkar-e-Taiba, an offshoot of Jaish-e-Mohammed, launched a terrorist attack on the parliament complex, sparking a firefight with security forces. Security forces, including CRPF and Delhi Police, repelled the attack. The Prime Minister paid tribute to the security personnel who bore the brunt of the attack. He said: “Today we pay tribute to the brave security personnel who gave their lives defending our Parliament on that day in 2001 and their bravery and sacrifice will forever be etched in our national memory.” In his post on X, the foreign minister said: “Their bravery and sacrifice will serve as an inspiration to us all as we continue to fight terrorism in all its forms and dimensions.”
Kamlesh Kumari (a CRPF constable), who first spotted the terrorists and gave a call for help, was killed along with another CRPF constable, Jagdish Yadav, and another constable from the Parliamentary Guards and the department. Other Delhi Police personnel who were injured in the attack were Nanak Chand (Rampal’s father), Om Pratap (Om Prakash’s father), Bijender (Bijender Singh’s brother), Ghanshyam (CPWD gardener) and Subedar (Deshraj) (CPWD employee) . The journalist who was injured in the attack later succumbed to his injuries. All five terrorists were neutralized after they were killed. Stick to our page for more updates.
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