Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation on Wednesday in commemorating the sixth anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack in which 166 people were killed and said the country still feels endless pain for the victims. He also reaffirmed the commitment to fight terrorism and uproot it from the face of mankind.
Giving this message to SAARC leaders including Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the ongoing summit in Kathmandu, Modi said, “Today, as we remember the horror of the terror attack in Mumbai in 2008, we feel the endless pain of lost lives. let us work together to fulfil the pledge we have taken to combat terrorism and trans-national crimes.”
In a tweet, the Prime Minister also said the anniversary was the day to reaffirm the commitment to combat terrorism and uproot it from the face of mankind. “We remember the horrific terror attacks in Mumbai on this day in 2008 and pay homage to the innocent men and women who lost their lives.We salute the brave security personnel who laid down their lives to protect several lives on that fateful day. They are our true heroes.”
For his part, Home Minister Rajnath Singh expressed his “heartfelt tributes” to the people killed in the Mumbai carnage and said the 26/11 trial in Pakistan should be expedited on a priority basis. He voiced concern over “very slow” progress in trial and demanded that the perpetrators be punished at the earliest.
Both the houses of Parliament also paid homage to the martyrs and observed silence for a short while as a mark of respect.Ten terrorists belonging to lashkar-e-Tayyeba (leT) attacked multiple locations in Mumbai on this day in 2008 in which nearly 400 people were injured. The dead included police officers, NSG commandos and some foreigners.
Nine terrorists were killed by security forces in operations against them that lasted four days while one terrorist Ajmal Kasab was arrested. Kasab was later hanged to death in Yerwada jail in Pune in 2012 after his trial.A Pakistani anti-terrorism court is conducting trial against seven accused in the 26/11 attacks case including leT operations commander Zakiur Rehman lakhvi for last several years but without any outcome.