The date of 13th December 2001 has been recorded forever in the history of India. 20 years ago on this day, the terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed attacked the Parliament House. After the tragic attack government officials changed a lot in security. First of all, let us know what measures have been taken regarding the security of Parliament House after the attack. The security of the Parliament building has been continuously increased after the attack.
The deployment of CRPF, Delhi Police, and QRT (Quick Response Team) has been increased inside the Parliament House, while additional snipers have also been deployed at key points of the building. The Anti-Terrorist Squads keep regular surprise checks to deal with any untoward situation. Not only this, apart from this, high-tech equipment like boom barriers and tire busters have also been installed, on which close to Rs 100 crore has been spent. Although all five were neutralized outside the building, the attack prompted a massive change in the security of Parliament House. Today, it is one of the safest campuses in the country.
Parliament's multi-layered dynamic security system includes coordination between the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Intelligence Bureau, Delhi Police, Special Security Group, National Security Guard, and Parliament Security Service. It also uses state-of-the-art technology. At the core of the security protocol is access control based on proper authorization, verification, identification, and authentication of human and physical resources entering Parliament House premises with the help of modern security equipment, a home ministry official said on condition of anonymity.
The threat perception has increased over the years due to the manifold growth of various terrorist organizations/organizations and their capabilities, new security procedures have been introduced in security management so that the ever-changing practices of terrorist organizations/individuals have been introduced. to combat those who pose a threat to them.
Parliament House Complex, On the outer periphery of the complex, are heavily armed contingents of the CRPF, which are part of a special squad called the Parliament Duty Group (PDG). The 1500-strong PDG is in charge of the overall security of the complex which includes the Main Parliament Building, the Reception Office Building, the Parliamentary Gyanpeeth (Parliament Library Building), and the Parliament House. Along with the Parliament Security Service (PSS), it also coordinates the task of securing VVIPs, MPs, and other visitors.
The commandos of the National Security Guard, who are equipped with the latest gadgets and weapons, and have special emblems on their uniforms, help them in this task. In addition to teams of SWAT commandos of Delhi Police, advanced bomb detection units are deployed on every road leading to the Parliament complex. Every part of the campus is being monitored round the clock with CCTV cameras. The sharpshooter is strategically positioned with orders to shoot down the intruders.
The terrorists had a plan to blow up the temple of democracy with explosives, but their nefarious intentions were destroyed in front of the indomitable courage and valor of the security personnel. After the encounter that lasted for half an hour, all 5 terrorists were killed. In this attack, 6 personnel of Delhi Police and 2 security personnel of Parliament were martyred. A gardener had also died. Apart from this, a cameraman of ANI was seriously injured and finally, he died after 13 months.
At the same time, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, many leaders including Prime Minister, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh have paid tribute by remembering the martyrs. Describing the martyrs as inspiration, PM Narendra Modi said, "I pay tribute to all the security personnel who were martyred in the line of duty during the Parliament attack in 2001. Their service and supreme sacrifice for the nation inspire every citizen. " I also express my gratitude to all those people, they did not worry about their lives and sacrificed themselves to save the nation.
The Home Minister said, "I bow to the courage and valor of all the brave security forces who made their supreme sacrifice to protect the pride of the nation in the cowardly terrorist attack on Parliament House, the temple of Indian democracy." While paying tribute to the martyrs, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said, "My tributes to those brave security personnel who sacrificed their lives during the attack on Parliament House in 2001. The nation will be grateful for their courage and supreme sacrifice towards duty."
Lets us tell you about the whole situation how all these attacks took place. The security officers noticed that a white-colored Ambassador car was moving towards Parliament's Gate No. 11 on Parliament Street. This car had crossed gate number 11 and had reached near gate number 12. From here there is also a way to go inside the Rajya Sabha. But this car moved in the direction where the Vice-President's convoy was standing.
The movement of such vehicles is common in the Parliament House, but as the convoy of the Vice-President was about to leave, the car was signaled to stop there. But the speed of the car kept increasing. In such a situation, ASI Jeetram posted there ran after this car. The ambassador's driver seemed dazed. Suddenly he followed the car which collided with the car of the presidential convoy.
ASI Jeetram angrily approached the car driver and grabbed his collar. He saw that the soldiers of the army were sitting inside. In this, the driver told the ASI to go away or else he will shoot. The ASI understood that the people sitting inside may be wearing army uniforms, but they are someone else. So he took out his revolver. The person driving the car started speeding towards gate number 9. In this, another security guard JP Yadav saw all this and immediately gave a message to everyone that all the gates should be closed.
On the other hand, in a hurry, the Ambassador car came to a halt after colliding with the stones placed on the side of the road. The 5 people in the car got down and they immediately started laying the wires. It was clear by now that these people were terrorists and were planting explosives. ASI Jeetram opened fire on a terrorist with a revolver. The bullet hit the terrorist's leg. There was fire from the other side as well and due to the bullet, Jeetram fell there.
The security personnel immediately swung into action and spread throughout the campus. He started taking MPs and media personnel to safe places. At this time more than 100 MPs were present in the Parliament itself. In such a situation, big leaders including the then Home Minister Lal Krishna Advani were taken to a secret place built in the Parliament itself. Some MPs were walking outside, they also got an idea that there was a terrorist attack on Parliament.
Meanwhile, some MPs and media persons were watching all this from above, but they were removed from there. All necessary security measures were taken. Gates were closed and phone lines were dead. By now the security forces had taken over. Heavy firing was being done to stop the terrorists from moving towards the gate. Before they reached there, the gate was locked. 3 terrorists were also injured in the firing, but he was still moving forward. When they saw that gate number 9 was closed, they started running towards gate number 5. But 3 of them were killed by the security personnel near gate number 9. A terrorist threw a grenade and reached near gate number 5, but he was also piled up here.
4 out of 5 terrorists had been killed, but one terrorist was moving towards Gate. This is where everyone goes in. This gate was also closed, so he stopped here. This terrorist had tied explosives on his body. The intention was to enter and detonate himself, but then a bullet hit him with an explosive mounted on the body and exploded.
Till now all the five terrorists had been killed, but the security personnel did not know how many terrorists had attacked. Meanwhile, a rumor spread that a terrorist has entered. One of the reasons for spreading the rumor was that the grenades thrown by the terrorists exploded after a long time. By now the security personnel had taken over the entire Parliament building. They didn't want to leave any room for danger.
The encounter between the terrorists and the security personnel lasted for about 30 minutes. People from ambulances, bomb squads, and special agencies started arriving here. The injured were immediately taken to the hospital. On investigation of the car in which the terrorists had entered, it was found that weapons and explosives were kept in it. 30 kg RDX was placed inside the car. Had this car exploded, the situation would have been much worse. On the other hand, the bomb squad thwarted the bombs. Food and drink items were also found in the car of the terrorists, which made it clear how dangerous the plans of the terrorists were. They had come with full preparation for the fact that the MPs should be taken, hostage.
Even before taking people out of the Parliament House, due care was being taken. Everyone's identity card was being checked. The MPs and media persons were pulled out when the security personnel was convinced that there was no longer any danger. Nine people lost their lives in this attack and apart from these five terrorists were also killed. But the country salutes those soldiers who played on their lives. Otherwise, the situation could have been worse.
President Ram Nath Kovind said, "I pay tribute to the brave security personnel who laid down their lives defending the Parliament of the world's largest democracy against a dastardly terrorist attack on this day in 2001. The nation will always be grateful to him for the supreme sacrifice.
At the same time, BJP President JP Nadda also remembered the martyrs and said, "On December 13, 2001, our mighty soldiers gave a befitting reply to the terror and thwarted the cowardly attack on the country's Parliament. This is a tribute to their courage, valor, and dedication. The country will always be indebted. Salute to all the soldiers who have dedicated their lives to the service of the motherland.
Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari also remembered the martyrs and said, "Salute to the immortal martyrs who protected the temple of democracy by sacrificing their lives in the terrorist attack on the Parliament House on December 13, 2001."
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