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India observes ninth anniversary of Parliament attack | Cutting across party lines, political leaders today paid homage to those who had lost their lives in the 2001 Parliament House terrorist attack. It was nine years
ago on this day when terrorists made an unsuccessful attempt to storm the Parliament
complex. Vice President M. Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Lok
Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition
in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, BJP leader Lal
Krishna Advani and several other leaders offered floral tributes to the martyrs
at a solemn ceremony this morning. Mohammed Afzal Guru, who was held guilty in
the case, was awarded the death sentence by a Delhi court on December 18, 2002,
after being convicted of conspiracy to attack Parliament on December 13, 2001,
waging war against the country and murder. The Delhi High Court upheld the death
sentence on October 29, 2003 and the Supreme Court rejected his appeal two years
later on August 4, 2005. Following this, Afzal filed a mercy petition with the
President, who forwarded it to Union Home Ministry for its comments. The 2001
Parliament attack, led to the death of a dozen people; five terrorists, six policemen
and a civilian. It also caused increased tensions between India and Pakistan resulting
in Operation Parakram in 2002. |
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