Tributes to Parliament attack martyrs Monday
December 12th, 2010 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Political leaders will Monday pay tributes to the nine people, including eight security personnel, killed in the Dec 13, 2001 terror attack on parliament.
Officers and staff of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats will also join the the leaders to pay tributes to those who died in that attack, which almost brought India and Pakistan to the brink of a war.
In the attack, five heavily armed gunmen said to be Pakistanis - Islamabad denies the charge - stormed the Indian parliament and opened indiscriminate fire, killing nine people instantly.
The victims included five Delhi Police personnel, a woman Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper, two parliament watch and ward staff and a gardener. A journalist who was injured died later. All five terrorists were shot dead.
A year later, four accused, including Afzal Guru, who were arrested for the attack, were found guilty after a trial.
Guru, who is said to be a Jaish-e-Mohammed militant, was the only accused to be awarded the death penalty. The sentence has been stayed as his mercy petition is pending.
- Punish guilty in parliament attack case: BJP - Dec 13, 2010
- Parliament attack recalled, families want Afzal hanged - Dec 13, 2011
- President's decision awaited on Afzal Guru mercy plea: Chidambaram - Dec 13, 2010
- Tributes paid to martyrs of parliament attack (Lead) - Dec 13, 2009
- Hang Afzal call grows loud, nation remembers 'martyrs' (Roundup) - Dec 13, 2011
- Indian leaders pay tribute to martyrs of parliament attack - Dec 13, 2009
- Political acrimony pauses to remember terror attack - then continues (Roundup) - Dec 13, 2010
- Big B gives voice to documentary on parliament attack - Dec 13, 2011
- Delaying Afzal Guru's execution is vote bank politics: BJP - May 27, 2011
- Sequence being followed on mercy pleas, says Congress - May 27, 2011
- Parliament to mark 2001 terror attack - Dec 12, 2009
- Supreme Court seeks Centre's response on Afzal Guru's plea for transfer to J&K jail - Feb 11, 2011
- India observes ninth anniversary of Parliament attack - Dec 13, 2010
- Government forwards Afzal Guru mercy plea to president - Aug 10, 2011
- Government rejects Afzal Guru's clemency (Lead) - Aug 10, 2011
Tags: death penalty, delhi police, gardener, gunmen, india and pakistan, indian parliament, indiscriminate fire, jaish, Lok Sabha, martyrs, mercy petition, pakistanis, police force, political leaders, rajya sabha, reserve police, security personnel, terror attack, tributes, ward staff