We will never forget the cowardly attack on our Parliament, PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the country will never forget the cowardly attack on our Parliament in 2001. He also paid tributes to soldiers who died protecting lives during the attack. On this day 19 years ago, a five-member suicide squad comprising Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists attacked the Indian Parliament, while the Lok Sabha was in session. The Houses were adjourned at the time of the attack, but several parliamentarians and staff were present inside the building. Nine persons, including eight security personnel, died in the attack by terrorists belonging to Pakistan-based outfits. All five terrorists were killed by security forces on December 13 itself. The incident led to a massive upgrade in the security of the Parliament.

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, Vice President and Lok Sabha Speaker on Sunday aid tributes to the Martyrs who made supreme sacrifice and thwarted a cowardice attack on Parliament in 2001. Later at a tribute programme at Parliament House premises, Vice President and Chairman Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Thawarchand Gehlot, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal, and several Members of Parliament paid floral tributes to the Martyrs.