Leaders pay floral tributes to victims of 2001 Parliament attack
The Hindu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Cabinet Ministers, and Parliamentarians paid floral tribute to the security personnel and victims
Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday led the nation in paying tributes to the security personnel and victims who lost their lives while defending the Parliament 21 years ago.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Cabinet Ministers, and Parliamentarians also paid floral tribute to the security personnel and victims, who sacrificed their lives in defending the Parliament during the terror attack in 2001.
President of India Droupadi Murmu also remembered the victims. "The nation pays homage to the valiant martyrs who laid down their lives while defending the Parliament against terrorist attack on this day in 2001. We will always remain grateful to the brave hearts for their courage and supreme sacrifice," a tweet from Rashtrapati Bhavan said.
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju also paid tributes to the victims of the Parliament attack. Taking to Twitter, Union Minister said, "Tributes to the brave personnel who sacrificed their lives while protecting our Parliament against the dastardly terrorist attack on this day in 2001. Their supreme sacrifice and bravery will never be forgotten."
Congress leader and Waynad MP Rahul Gandhi remembered the security personnel, who laid their lives during the terror attack in Parliament in 2001, by saying that their sacrifice inspires us to dedicate everything to the service of the country.
“I pay tribute to the heroes of the country who laid down their lives to protect the honour of India on this day in 2001, during the dastardly terrorist attack on Parliament. The whole country is indebted to their sacrifice, which inspires us to dedicate everything to the service of the country,” the Congress leader tweeted in Hindi.
Congress Party former president Sonia Gandhi paid floral tributes to the victims on the 21st anniversary of the Parliament Attack on Tuesday.
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