Modi pays tribute to martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack

New Delhi, December 13, 2014 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and other parliamentarians on Saturday paid tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives during the deadly terror attack on the Parliament that took place Dec 13, 2001.

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Mahajan, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, BJP leader L.K. Advani and chairperson of the UPA Sonia Gandhi were among the others who offered floral tributes.

The Prime Minister also 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.”