Paying tributes to the martyrs of the 2001 Parliament attack, PM Modi today said, “Today, we remember and pay heartfelt tributes to the brave security personnel martyred in the Parliament attack in 2001. Their courage and sacrifice in the face of danger will forever be etched in our nation’s memory.”
On the morning of Dec 13, 2001 five terrorists entered the Parliament House Complex at around 11.40 am and opened fire, killing nine people. The firing lasted for over 30 minutes, during which all five terrorists were killed. The victims included five Delhi Police personnel, a female Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper, two Parliament watch and ward staffers, and a gardener. A journalist who was injured died later. No ministers or MPs in the Parliament at the time of the attack were hurt that day.
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Leaders Pay Homage on 22nd Anniversary of 2001 Parliament Attack
Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar meet the family members of the fallen jawans at the Parliament, on the 22 years of the Parliament attack.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, TMC MP Derek O’Brien and other leaders paid tributes to the fallen jawans, at the Parliament, on the 22 years of the Parliament Attack.
Wednesday, December 13, will mark 22 years since the deadly attack on Parliament by terrorist groups linked to Pakistan.
On the morning of December 13, 2001 five terrorists entered Parliament House Complex around 11:40 am in an Ambassador car fitted with a red light and a forged Home Ministry sticker on the car’s windshield. As the car moved towards Building Gate No. 12, one of the members of the Parliament House Watch and Ward Staff became suspicious.
When the car was forced to turn back, it hit then Vice President Krishan Kant’s vehicle, after which the terrorists got down and opened fire. By this time, an alarm was raised and all the building gates were closed. In the ensuing firing that lasted for over 30 minutes, all five terrorists were killed, along with eight security personnel and a gardener. At least 15 people were injured. The 100 or so ministers and MPs in Parliament at the time were unhurt.
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Who were responsible?
L K Advani, then Home Minister, said in Lok Sabha, “It is now evident that the terrorist assault on the Parliament House was executed jointly by Pakistan-based and supported terrorist outfits, namely, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad.”