PM Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker to inaugurate new Parliament building; official invite out

Amid the opposition objection to Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the new Parliament building on May 28 the official invitation put out by the Lok Sabha Secretariat shows that the ceremony will be performed by PM Modi in the presence of the Speaker of the Lower House Om BirlaThe invitation accessed by ANI has been sent to various dignitaries including members of Parliament by the Lok Sabha secretary general Utpal Kumar Singh The event will begin at 12 pm noon on May 28This comes at a time when the opposition led by the Congress party has questioned the government over the Prime Minister inaugurating the new Parliament building and accused the BJPled central government of insulting the top constitutional post of the country by not asking President of India Droupadi Murmu or Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for the inaugurationLeading the attack against the Congress party Union Minister for Urban Development MoUD Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted Congress has a habit of raking controversies where none exist While President is the Head of State PM is the Head of Govt and leads the Parliament on behalf of the Govt whose Policies are effected in form of Laws The President is not a Member of either House whereas PM isAlso Read Strongest and biggest foundations of IndiaAustralia relations are mutual trust and mutual respect PM ModiOther opposition leaders who spoke to the same tune as the Congress party include AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi and TMCs Sukendu Sekhar RoyAccording to sources several opposition leaders are also considering boycotting the inaugural function on Sunday alleging that the government has insulted the PresidentIn December 2020 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi did the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Parliament building the event was boycotted by CongressIn response to the attack by the opposition on why the Prime Minister is inaugurating the Parliament building the ruling party BJP has countered the argumentsOfficial sources in the party said that the first big construction in the Parliament complex took place post1970 Then President of India VV Giri laid the foundation of the Parliament Annexe Building on August 3 1970But the Sansadiya Soudha building was eventually inaugurated by then prime minister Indira Gandhi on October 24 1975 That was exactly four months after she had imposed an Emergency curtailing fundamental rights and ordering the detention of most opposition leaders sources told ANIThats not all The second big construction in the Parliament complex too had the prime minister of the day occupying the centre stage On August 15 1987 PM Rajiv Gandhi laid the foundation of the Parliament Library building It was seven years later that Lok Sabha Speaker Shivraj Patil led the groundbreaking ceremony for the building on April 17 1994 they addedSources further said that there are portraits in the central hall and 20 of them were unveiled by presidents of India starting with Dr Prasad and ending with Ram Nath Kovind and two were unveiled by former prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and one each by former prime minister V P Singh and Chandra Shekhar SinghOnly one portrait in the central hall of Dadabhai Naoroji was unveiled by a Speaker Since March 13 1953 after Mavlankar no Speaker has unveiled a portrait in the central hall As per the records Jawaharlal Nehru is the only PM to have even unveiled a portrait in the Lok Sabha chamber or inner lobby of Parliament Dr Manmohan Singh had unveiled seven portraits in the Parliament Museum and archives during his tenure while Atal Bihari Vajpayee unveiled two Between P V Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh seven bustsstatues were unveiled in the waiting rooms of Parliament House sources saidSharpening its attack on former Congress president Sonia Gandhi the BJP stated that despite that she hasnt held any position in the government but she laid the foundation stone for the Atal tunnel on 28 June 2010 and inaugurated the Bandra Worli Sea link in 2009The new Parliament building symbolises the spirit of selfreliant India Aatmanirbhar Bharat and will be dedicated by PM Modi to the nation on May 28The present building of the Parliament was completed in 1927 which is now going to be almost 100 years old The lack of space was being experienced in this building as per the present requirements In both Houses there was also a lack of convenient arrangements for the sitting of the MPs which was affecting the efficiency of the work of the MembersConsidering the above both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha passed resolutions urging the government to construct a new building for the Parliament Consequently on 10 December 2020 the foundation stone of the new building of Parliament was laid by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi The newly constructed Parliament building has been built in record time with quality constructionNow the newly constructed building of Parliament which will work to further enrich Indias glorious democratic traditions and constitutional values is also equipped with stateoftheart facilities which will help the Members to perform their functions in a better wayThe new Parliament building will enable 888 members to sit in the Lok SabhaIn the present building of the Parliament there is a provision for the sitting of 543 Members in the Lok Sabha while 250 in the Rajya Sabha Keeping in view the future requirements arrangements have been made for a meeting of 888 members in the Lok Sabha while 384 members in the Rajya Sabha in the newly constructed building of the Parliament The joint session of both Houses will be held in the Lok Sabha ChamberThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever