Homage paid to martyrs of terrorist attack on Parliament House
New Delhi: Families of those who were martyred during the attack
on Parliament in 2001, paid homage to them on the 8th anniversary at the Amar Jawan Jyoti in the national capital on Sunday. Five gunmen had stormed the heavily
guarded Parliament complex on December 13, 2001 , and had killed nine people before
being shot dead by guards. Widows and families and widows of the martyrs offered
floral tribute at the Amar Jawan Jyoti , along with the chief of the Anti-Terrorist
Front, Maninder Singh Bitta . Sunita Devi , widow of Bikram Singh Bishtt , a cameraman
who died during the Parliament attacks, said that no promises made by the Union
Government had been fulfilled till date. "I take help from on my mother, father
and M.S Bitta then only I am able to eke out living. A lot of promises were made
when Vikram died, they said on paper that they will give us a petrol pump, a house,
and a job but till now they have not asked us anything," said Sunita Devi. Bitta
accused the Union Government of not taking quick or sufficient action against
the militants Afzal Guru and Mohammad Ajmal Kasab , the lone surviving gunman
of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, and demanded immediate justice. "They keep on saying
that they will implement a strict law against terrorism. What law are they talking
about when they cannot hang Afzal guru? They insult Supreme Court's decision and
hide the files. And they talk about 26/11! More such attacks would take place
if they will not hang Kasab and Afzal guru," Bitta said. Bitta added that he and
the families of the victims would not pay homage at the Parliament, the site of
the attack, unless justice is meted out to the families.
