Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to the brave men who sacrificed their lives in the 2001 Parliament attack and said their sacrifice will always inspire the nation.
Prime Minister Modi wrote on Instagram, “Tributes to those martyred in the 2001 Parliament attack. Their sacrifice will always inspire our country. We will always be grateful for their courage and dedication.”
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge paid tribute to the martyred soldiers and said that the entire country stands against terrorism. He said, “On behalf of a grateful nation, respectful tribute to the immortal martyrs. Today we remembered the brave soldiers of Mother India who were martyred in the terrorist attack on the Parliament House by paying floral tributes. The entire country is united against terrorism.”
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal saluted the soldiers who sacrificed their lives during the Parliament attack. The AAP chief wrote on Twitter, “Today reminds us of those brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect the country and the temple of our democracy during the terrorist attack on Parliament House. All those brave soldiers. A huge tribute to the immortal martyrdom of.
At the tribute meeting, everyone was reminded of the horrific terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament on 13 December 2001.
Remember that on 13 December 2001, Assistant Sub Inspectors Jagdish, Matbar, Kamlesh Kumari, Nanak Chand and Rampal of Delhi Police, Head Constables Om Prakash, Bijendra Singh and Ghanshyam of Delhi Police and Gardener Deshraj of CPWD were protecting the Parliament during the terrorist attack. Had sacrificed his life.
The perpetrators belonged to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) – two Pakistan-backed terrorist organizations – who attacked the Parliament on December 13, 2001, resulting in the death of five Delhi Police personnel, two Parliament security personnel. Service personnel, a CRPF constable and a gardener were killed and tensions increased between India and Pakistan, resulting in the 2001–2002 India–Pakistan conflict. There was a deadlock.
A total of five terrorists were killed in the attack on 13 December 2001, who entered the Parliament House in a car with Home Ministry and Parliament labels.
At that time, more than 100 people, including prominent politicians, were present inside the Parliament House. The gunmen used a fake identification sticker on their car and thus easily bypassed the security deployed around the parliamentary complex. The terrorists had AK47 rifles, grenade launchers and pistols.
The gunmen drove their vehicles into the car of Indian Vice President Krishna Kant (who was in the building at the time), got out, and opened fire. The Vice President’s guards and security personnel returned fire at the terrorists and then began closing the doors of the complex.
Indian security agencies and Delhi Police officials said that the gunmen had received instructions from Pakistan and that the operation was carried out under the guidance of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency.
