CHENNAI: Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan on Saturday called upon opposition parties, who have given a call to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building on May 28, to reconsider their decision and treat the event as an “opportunity for national integration”. Create.
Stating that he maintains his “dissatisfaction” over the President not being invited to the event in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new Parliament building, Haasan asked opposition parties to attend the event to show political disunity. “Can wait for a day”. 21 opposition parties have announced a boycott of Sunday’s opening ceremony.
“All members of his family are needed to live in the new home of our republic. I believe in participatory democracy and hence call upon all opposition parties who have chosen to boycott the event. Any disagreement you may have can be raised in public forums as well as on the floor of the Houses of the new Parliament,” he said in a statement.
Reminding political parties to remember that “there is much more that unites us than divides us,” Haasan said the entire country is looking forward to the event. The leader said, “The eyes of the world are on us. Let’s make the opening of the new parliament an occasion for national unity, our political disagreements can wait for a day.” Inauguration of the new Parliament maintaining my disagreement with not inviting the President of India and not involving opposition parties in the planning for the inauguration.”
However, the actor-politician also questioned the central government as to “why the President of India should not attend the ceremony”. Stating that the moment of national pride has become “politically divisive”, he said, “I ask our Prime Minister a simple question; please tell the country, why should the President of India attend the inauguration of our new Parliament?” Shouldn’t it? I see no reason why the President of India as the head of state should not be a part of this historic occasion.”
He further asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make a gesture of reconciliation and invite President Draupadi Murmu. “The new Parliament is no ordinary building. It will be the home of Indian democracy from time immemorial. I call upon the Prime Minister to rectify this oversight, which will go down in history as a grave blunder, and if rectified It would turn out to be a big mistake.” Milestone in political leadership,” he said.
Notably, the Congress and other opposition parties decided to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building, saying it “insults the high office of the President, and violates the letter and spirit of the Constitution”. Earlier TMC, AAP and CPI(M) had decided to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building on May 28.
A total of 21 parties have decided to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will dedicate the new Parliament House to the nation on 28 May.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building on December 10, 2020. It is made with quality construction in record time.