VICE PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER AND LOK SABHA SPEAKER LEAD THE NATION IN PAYING TRIBUTES TO THE MARTYRS OF PARLIAMENT ATTACK
VICE PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER AND LOK SABHA SPEAKER LEAD THE NATION IN PAYING TRIBUTES TO THE MARTYRS OF PARLIAMENT ATTACK
Vice-President and Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar; Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Om Birla led the nation today in paying tributes to the Martyrs who laid down their lives while defending the Parliament from the terrorist attack on 13 December 2001.
2001 में संसद पर हुए आतंकी हमले की बरसी पर आज संसद परिसर में लोकतंत्र के उच्चतम प्रतीक हमारे संसद भवन की रक्षा के लिए अपने प्राणोत्सर्ग करने वाले शहीदों को श्रद्धासुमन अर्पित किए। संपूर्ण राष्ट्र उन बलिदानियों का कृतज्ञ है। उनका सर्वोच्च बलिदान हमें निरंतर राष्ट्र सेवा के लिए… pic.twitter.com/eaUn8hRpX4
Several Union Ministers, Members of Parliament, former Members of Parliament, family members of the martyrs and other dignitaries paid floral tributes on this occasion. Secretary–General, Lok Sabha, Shri Utpal Kumar Singh and Secretary – General, Rajya Sabha, Shri P. C. Mody also paid tributes to the martyrs.
On this occasion, Vice-President and Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar; Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi; Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Om Birla and other dignitaries interacted with family members of the martyrs.
Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Om Birla also visited the Blood Donation Camp organized in Parliament premises on this occasion, and interacted with the donors and medical staff.
राष्ट्र और लोकतंत्र के प्रहरियों को नमन।
जो शहीद हुए उन वीरों का वंदन।
लोक सभा अध्यक्ष श्री ओम बिरला ने संसद भवन पर हुए आतंकी हमले के वीर शहीदों को भावपूर्ण श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित की।@ombirlakota pic.twitter.com/P5vh06XEjF
Later, Shri Birla led the House in paying tributes to the martyrs in Lok Sabha. He said, “Our vigilant security forces deployed to guard the Parliament premises displayed indomitable courage and valour and foiled the terrorist attack. While bravely facing this attack of terrorists, eight security personnel of Parliament Security Service, Delhi Police and Central Reserve Police Force were martyred. One CPWD employee was also martyred in this attack. This House pays humble tribute to the supreme sacrifice of all the great martyrs who attained martyrdom while protecting the Parliament during the terrorist attack of 13 December, 2001 and expresses its deep condolences to their families. On this occasion, we reaffirm our resolve to combat terrorism and protect the unity, integrity and sovereignty of our motherland.”
Lok Sabha Speaker Shri @ombirlakota leads the House to pay tributes to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives during the terrorist attack on Parliament on 13 December, 2001, in Lok Sabha, today.@loksabhaspeaker@Sansad_TV pic.twitter.com/sDFGD72HFF
On this occasion, Lok Sabha Speaker also wrote in his message on X, “On the anniversary of the terrorist attack on Parliament, I salute the security and parliamentary personnel who made the supreme sacrifice while protecting the temple of democracy. Their valiant dedication of courage and devotion to duty is admirable; their supreme sacrifice will always inspire the Nation.”
संसद परिसर में हुए आतंकी हमले की वर्षगाँठ पर लोकतंत्र के इस आस्था स्थल की रक्षा करते हुए सर्वोच्च बलिदान देने वाले सुरक्षाकर्मियों और संसदीय कर्मचारियों को कोटि-कोटि नमन। साहस और कर्तव्यनिष्ठा का वह शौर्यवान समर्पण वंदनीय है, राष्ट्र के प्रति सर्वस्व न्योछावर का वह भाव सदैव…
It may be recalled that it was on this day in the year 2001 that Shri Jagdish Prasad Yadav and Shri Matbar Singh Negi, both Security Assistants of Rajya Sabha Secretariat; Smt. Kamlesh Kumari, Constable, CRPF; 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, CPWD, had sacrificed their lives during the terrorist attack.
In recognition of their selfless sacrifices, Sarvashri Jagdish Prasad Yadav, Matbar Singh Negi and Smt. Kamlesh Kumari were posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra. Sarvashri Nanak Chand, Rampal, Om Prakash, Bijender Singh and Ghanshyam were posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra.