This Article is From Dec 13, 2014

PM Narendra Modi Pays Tribute to Martyrs of 2001 Parliament Attack

PM Narendra Modi Pays Tribute to Martyrs of 2001 Parliament Attack

PM Narendra Modi paid tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives in the 2001 Parliament attack.

New Delhi: On the anniversary of the 2001 attack on Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and other parliamentarians paid tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives during the deadly terror attack.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, former prime minister Manmohan Singh, BJP leader LK Advani and Congress President Sonia Gandhi were among others who paid tribute.

On December 13, 2001, five heavily-armed terrorists had stormed the Parliament complex in New Delhi and opened fire, killing nine people. The five terrorists were also shot dead.

PM Modi also tweeted: "Their sacrifices are etched in our memory."


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