On Monday, President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Federal Ministers paid tribute to the people who lost their lives in the 2001 parliamentary attack, thanking them for “serving the country and making sacrifices.”

“I salute the brave security personnel who gave their lives on this day in 2001 to defend the parliament of the world’s largest democracy from vile terrorist attacks. The country will always be grateful for their greatest sacrifice,” Kowen President Germany wrote on Twitter.

I pay tribute to the brave security personnel who gave their lives on this day in 2001 to defend the parliament of the world’s largest democracy from dastardly terrorist attacks. The country will always be grateful for their supreme sacrifice. Federal Minister of the Interior Amit Shah also paid tribute to the courage of the soldiers and said: “Your unparalleled courage and sacrifice will always inspire us to serve the country.”

“I pay tribute to the courage and courage of all the soldiers who made the greatest sacrifice to protect the temple of democracy in India-the parliament building-in the cowardly terrorist attack,” he tweeted in Hindi.

Secretary of Defense Rajnat Singh said: “The country will continue to thank them for their courage and utmost sacrifice in carrying out their tasks.” Singh also wrote on Twitter: “I sacrificed to those who died in the 2001 Capitol attack. Salute to the brave security personnel.”

On December 13, 2001, five heavily armed terrorists stormed the parliament building and opened fire indiscriminately, killing as many as 14 people, most of them security forces and a civilian.

The attack occurred about 40 minutes after the adjournment of the parliament, and about 100 members were in the building.

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