Salute the soldiers: Tribute paid to Martyrs of 2001 Parliament Attack

Salute the soldiers: Martyrs of 2001 Parliament Attack

On the anniversary of the attack on Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi saluted those who were martyred protecting the temple of democracy.

Salute the soldiers: Martyrs of 2001 Parliament Attack

Leaders from all over the country paid homage to martyrs of 2001 Parliament attacks.

Salute the soldiers: Martyrs of 2001 Parliament Attack

The leaders, who also included Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha M Thambi Durai, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi and CPI’s D Raja, observed a silence for a while in remembrance of the martyrs and paid them floral tributes.

Salute the soldiers: Martyrs of 2001 Parliament Attack

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and other members attended a solemn ceremony held in the premises of Parliament.

Salute the soldiers: Martyrs of 2001 Parliament Attack

Parliamentarians led by Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan paid homage to martyrs on the 13th anniversary of the attack on Parliament.

Salute the soldiers: Martyrs of 2001 Parliament Attack

Paying homage to the martyrs, the Prime Minister had earlier tweeted, “We salute martyrs who lost their lives protecting the Temple of our Democracy on this day in 2001. Their sacrifices are etched in our memory”.

Salute the soldiers: Martyrs of 2001 Parliament Attack

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj paying homage to martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack.