Lawmakers Pay Homage to Martyrs of 2001 Parliament Attack
Nine people lost their lives while fighting off terrorists on December 1, 2001.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Hamid Ansari and other parliamentarians today paid tributes to the martyrs of the 2001 attack on Parliament.
Others present at the ceremony included Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma, BJP MP Satyanarain Jatiya and TMC MP Derek O'Brien too attended the solemn ceremony held in the premises of Parliament on the 15th anniversary of the attack.
On December 13, 2001, five heavily-armed gunmen stormed the Parliament complex and opened indiscriminate fire, killing nine persons.
Five Delhi Police personnel, a woman Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official, two Parliament watch and ward staff, and a gardener were among those who lost their lives in the tragic incident.
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