President Kovind, PM Modi Lead Tributes
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday led tributes to those who died in the December 13, 2001, attack on Parliament. Fourteen persons, most of them security personnel guarding the Parliament complex, were killed in the attack.
Marking the 20th year of the attack, President Kovind said, “I pay homage to the brave security personnel who laid down their lives on this day in 2001, defending Parliament of the world’s largest democracy against a dastardly terrorist attack. The nation shall forever remain grateful to them for their supreme sacrifice.”
PM Modi in his message paid tributes to all those security personnel who were martyred in the line of duty during the Parliament attack in 2001.
“Their service to the nation and supreme sacrifice continues to inspire every citizen,” the PM said.
Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also paid floral tributes to the deceased in the Parliament House complex and later through obituary references in the houses saluted the security personnel who died that day.
“Eight secure personnel died and one officer too. This house pays tributes to the brave-hearts who died guarding the Parliament,” Birla said.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other senior ministers also paid floral tributes today.
Five heavily armed terrorists had stormed the Parliament complex on this day 20 years ago.
