2001 Parliament attack anniversary: PM Modi, Vice President, MPs pay tributes martyrs

Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan leads parliamentarians in paying floral tributes to those who lost their lives while foiling the 2001 terrorist attack on Parliament House, at Samvidhan Sadan in New Delhi (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

On the 24th anniversary of the attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President Radhakrishnan are among the first leaders to offer tributes during the solemn ceremony held today (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

A brief commemorative function is held outside the old Parliament building, now known as Samvidhan Sadan, as part of the annual observance marking the 2001 Parliament terror attack (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

In a message posted on X, President Murmu reaffirms India’s resolve to combat terrorism in all its forms, honouring the sacrifice of the fallen personnel and their families (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Central Industrial Security Force personnel present a ceremonial “samman guard” at the tribute site, followed by a moment of silence to mark the anniversary of the attack (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Sonia Gandhi, senior Congress leader, attends the tribute ceremony and offers floral homage to the martyrs of the 2001 Parliament terror attack at Samvidhan Sadan in New Delhi (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, along with senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, pays floral tributes during the commemoration marking the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Union ministers Kiren Rijiju, Jitendra Singh, and Arjun Ram Meghwal line up to place flower petals before photographs of the personnel killed during the attack (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

The tribute recalls how five armed terrorists attempted to storm Parliament House in 2001 but were neutralised by personnel of the then Parliament Security Service, CRPF, and Delhi Police before entering the complex (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)

The attack claimed the lives of six Delhi Police personnel, two Parliament Security Service personnel, a gardener, and a television journalist, while all five terrorists were shot dead in the forecourt of the Parliament building (Source: Photo by Praveen Khanna)