November 26, 2009 5:24 PM

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‘Nation remembers 26/11 martyrs vows to fight terrorism

The nation today remembered victims of the Mumbai carnage with their families still coming to terms with the horror unleashed last year on this day that devastated their lives. Both houses of Parliament resolved to unitedly defeat the forces of terrorism which posed the gravest threat to humanity.<br/><br/>Members in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha stood in silence for a minute in memory of those killed.Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said,the House salutes the indomitable courage of the security forces who gave a crushing blow to the terrorists on<br/>November 26 and the fortitude of the people of Mumbai.<br/><br/>In the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Hamid Ansari recalled the way Mumbai quickly attained normalcy after the terror attack. In Pune, President Pratibha Patil expressed Government's determination to track down those responsible for the ghastly attacks. <br/>Paying tributes to those who died in Mumbai terror attack, Leader of Opposition Mr L K Advani said that the rehabilitation and compensation process to the next of the kin of the victims should be expedited. Talking to reporters outside the Parliament, Mr Advani said a mechanism to address all issues related to the rehabilitation should be crated in Mumbai.<br/> Speaking on the same lines, CPIM leader Sitaram Yechury also demanded for making the process of giving compensation faster. He added that better mechanism and coordination between intelligence agencies is needed to prevent reoccurrence of such events.<br/><br/>The BJP has urged the government to clear all backlog of compensation to the kin and victims of 26/11 attacks. Talking to reporters outside the Parliament, BJP spokesperson Mr Prakash Javdekar said that only 118 of the over 400 kins and victims have been given the compensation so far.<br/><br/>A blood donation camp was also organised in the Parliament complex as a mark of respect to the victims of Mumbai Carnage. The camp was inaugurated by the Lok Sabha speaker Mrs Meira Kumar.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Mumbai, which was shaken by the 26/11 terror attacks a year ago, came out in full force today to express their solidarity against terrorism. While the security forces took out a parade from Hotel trident to Girgaum Chowpatty to instill confidence in people, the newly acquired weapons of the police after the attacks were also kept on display.<br/><br/>People also showed that had not forgiven or forgoten the attacks by lighting candles in the memory of martyrs and participating in various events organised by citizens forums and non-governmental organizations. Blood donation camps were also organised in the city to spread the message of humanity.<br/>

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