New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday led tributes to those who died in the December 13, 2001, attack on Parliament. Fourteen persons, most of them security personnel guarding the Parliament complex, were killed in the attack.
Marking the 20th year of the attack, President Kovind said, “I pay homage to the brave security personnel who laid down their lives on this day in 2001, defending Parliament of the world’s largest democracy against a dastardly terrorist attack. The nation shall forever remain grateful to them for their supreme sacrifice.”
PM Modi in his message paid tributes to all those security personnel who were martyred in the line of duty during the Parliament attack in 2001.”Their service to the nation and supreme sacrifice continues to inspire every citizen,” the PM said.