19 Years Of Parliament Attack: PM Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh Pay Tribute To Martyrs, Recall The Valour Of Soldiers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said we will never forget the cowardly attack on our Parliament. Union Home Minister Amit Shah wrote we salute the martyr who died protecting the parliament, the temple of democracy

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to security personnel who laid down their lives in the Parliament terror attack in 2001. PM Modi on Sunday recalled the Parliament attack in 2001 and said that he would never forget the cowardly act. Taking to Twitter on the 19th anniversary of the dastardly attack, PM Modi said, “We will never forget the cowardly attack on our Parliament on this day in 2001. We recall the valour and sacrifice of those who lost their lives protecting our Parliament. India will always be thankful to them.”

We will never forget the cowardly attack on our Parliament on this day in 2001. We recall the valour and sacrifice of those who lost their lives protecting our Parliament. India will always be thankful to them.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 13, 2020

President Ram Nath Kovind also remembered the brave martyrs who laid down their lives defending Parliament 19 years ago. "The nation gratefully remembers the brave martyrs who laid down their lives defending the Parliament on this day in 2001. While commemorating the great sacrifice of those defenders of the temple of our democracy, we strengthen our resolve to defeat the forces of terror," Kovind tweeted. Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted in Hindi, we salute the people who lost their lives to protect the Parliament, the temple of democracy.

2001 में लोकतंत्र के मंदिर संसद भवन पर हुए कायरतापूर्ण आतंकी हमले में दुश्मनों से लोहा लेते हुए अपना सर्वोच्च न्योछावर करने वाले माँ भारती के वीर सपूतों को कोटि-कोटि नमन करता हूँ। कृतज्ञ राष्ट्र आपके अमर बलिदान का सदैव ऋणी रहेगा। pic.twitter.com/lbhn6FlTH9

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) December 13, 2020

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also saluted the brave martyrs of the Parliament attack in 2001.

2001 Parliament attack 

On this day 19 years ago, the Indian Parliament was attacked by five terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror groups, while the Lok Sabha was in session. The attackers came in an Ambassador car and were able to gain entry because of a forged government sticker. But as the car moved inside the Parliament complex, one of the staff members became suspicious. The vehicle was thus forced to turn back and in the course, hit then vice president Krishan Kant’s vehicle. The gunmen, armed with AK-47s and grenades, then got down and opened fire. The attack lasted for about 30 minutes, and all the five terrorists were neutralised outside the building itself. However, five security personnel of Delhi Police, one woman constable of the CRPF, and two security assistants of Parliament Watch and Ward section died preventing the entry of terrorists into Parliament House. A gardener and a photojournalist too lost their lives.