To mark the seventeenth anniversary of the deadly terrorist attack on the Parliament House of India, the nation paid homage to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives while defending Parliament House. PM Modi and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu paid floral tributes to the martyrs at Parliament House on Thursday.
Two persons from the Parliament Security Service of the Rajya Sabha, five Delhi Police Personnel and a woman constable of the Central Reserve Police Force laid down their lives on this day in 2001 while preventing entry of terrorists inside the Parliament House Building. A gardener of CPWD also lost his life in the attack.
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President Ram Nath Kovind said India gratefully remembers those martyred while defending Parliament from terrorists. In a tweet, Mr Kovind said forces of hate and terror targeted India’s democracy and democratic values but did not succeed. He said such forces will never be allowed to succeed.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said 13th of December is a day to pay homage to those who were martyred and to remind oneself of the need for a united resolve against a common enemy. In an article, Mr Naidu said India need to steps up diplomatic efforts to combat the ever-growing global menace of terrorism.
“We salute the valour of those who were martyred during the dastardly attack on our Parliament on this day in 2001. Their courage and heroism inspires every Indian,” Prime Minister Modi tweeted.