PM Modi, MPs pay Tributes to Security Personnel killed in 2001 Parliament Terror Attack

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with several other parliamentarians, paid homage on Saturday to the security personnel who were martyred in the 2001 terror attack on Parliament.

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On December 13, 2001, five terrorists belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) targeted the Parliament complex, leading to the deaths of six Delhi Police personnel, two members of the Parliament Security Service, and a gardener. All five terrorists were neutralised by security forces during the attack.

India is observing the 24th anniversary of the deadly assault on Saturday. Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan also reached the Parliament premises to pay tributes to those who lost their lives in the terror attack. Several senior leaders were present during the tribute ceremony, including Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju, Piyush Goyal, Jitendra Singh and Arjun Ram Meghwal, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi and other parliamentarians.