On the 23rd anniversary of the 2001 Parliament Attack, top leaders including PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Vice President Dhankhar, and others paid tribute to the brave martyrs who sacrificed their lives to protect the nation. Watch the leaders' solemn remembrance at Parliament in this emotional tribute
JD(U) member Ramprit Mandal said the intruders had hidden the gas canisters in their shoes and sprayed yellow-coloured gas in the Lok Sabha chamber.
The bus came under fire from terrorists in Zewan in Pantha Chowk area this evening.
"I salute the courage and the valour of all the brave security personnel who made their supreme sacrifice to protect the pride of the nation in the cowardly terrorist attack on the Parliament, the temple of Indian democracy".
President Kovind also said that India has strengthened our resolve to defeat the forces of terror
Eighteen years ago on December 13, terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) attacked the Parliament complex and opened fire killing nine people
The two leaders were in Parliament for an event to pay tribute to the martyrs of the 2001 Parliament attack.
On that day, Parliament was discussing the Kargil Coffins scam and the proceedings were adjourned. The MPs were preparing to leave the premises but everything was about to change.
More than 24 hours after Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was hanged inside Tihar jail, the prison officials have reportedly said that they are yet to receive the acknowledgment receipt of the speed post, through which the government claimed to have sent information to Afzal's family about his execution.
Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru has been hanged. The Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist was hanged at 8 am on Saturday, Home Secretary RK Singh said.
A tight security was in place across the city today to ensure that no untoward incident take place in the wake of hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.
The mercy plea of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru has been rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee.
After the execution of Ajmal Kasab, government sources on Wednesday said that the government could now expedite the decision on Parliament attack death row convict Afzal Guru.