NEW DELHI: India on Saturday solemnly commemorated the anniversary of the terrorist attack on Parliament in 2001, paying homage to the brave security personnel and employees who laid down their lives while protecting the nation’s supreme democratic institution of Parliament.
Vice-President and Chairman, Rajya Sabha C P Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers, leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi; Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, members of Parliament, former Members of Parliament and other dignitaries paid tributes to the martyrs. Secretary-General, Lok Sabha, Utpal Kumar Singh, Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha, P. C. Mody and family members of the martyrs also paid tributes.
Earlier in the day, Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla shared a message on X, stating that: “Tributes to the supreme sacrifice of our brave security personnel and diligent staff who attained martyrdom in the cowardly terrorist attack on Parliament of India in the year 2001.”
“Grateful to the heroes who sacrificed their lives defending this supreme institution of democracy, our Parliament. Their unparalleled dedication to the nation is a constant source of inspiration,” he said.
MAARTYRS: The nation recalls that on 13 December 2001, Shri Jagdish Prasad Yadav and Shri Matbar Singh Negi, Security Assistants of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat; Smt. Kamlesh Kumari, Constable, Central Reserve Police Force; Shri Nanak Chand and Shri Rampal, Assistant Sub-Inspectors, Delhi Police; Shri Om Prakash, Shri Bijender Singh and Shri Ghanshyam, Head Constables, Delhi Police; and Shri Deshraj, Gardener, Central Public Works Department, attained martyrdom while thwarting the terrorist attack on Parliament.
Their unparalleled sacrifice will remain a source of inspiration for courage, selflessness, and devotion to duty for our future generations, Speaker Birla said.
In recognition of their exemplary bravery, Sarvashri Jagdish Prasad Yadav, Matbar Singh Negi and Smt. Kamlesh Kumari were posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra, while Sarvashri Nanak Chand, Rampal, Om Prakash, Bijender Singh and Ghanshyam were posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra.
