PM Modi on new Parliament House video: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (May 26) said that the new Parliament House will make every Indian proud, and shared a video of the newly constructed complex. Posting the video on Twitter, Modi also urged people to share the video with his voiceover using the hashtag ‘My Parliament My Pride’.
“The new Parliament House will make every Indian proud. This video offers a glimpse of this iconic building. I have a special request – share this video with your own voice-over, expressing your thoughts. I will retweet some of these to them.”Don’t forget to use #MyParliamentMyPride,” the Prime Minister said on Twitter.
The ceremony to inaugurate the new Parliament House on Sunday will begin with an early morning havan and multi-faith prayer, followed by a formal inauguration in the Lok Sabha by Prime Minister Modi. At least 25 parties are expected to attend the inauguration of the new parliament building on Sunday, while 20 opposition parties have decided to boycott the event.
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a PIL seeking direction for the inauguration of the new Parliament House by President Draupadi Murmu on May 28. Notably, a total of 21 opposition parties have decided to boycott the PM’s decision to preside over the opening ceremony instead. President Draupadi Murmu. The National Conference is among 21 parties that have decided to boycott the inauguration ceremony, citing the “insult” of President Draupadi Murmu in not allowing her to dedicate the new building to the nation.
The opposition said the inauguration of the building without President Draupadi Murmu was “an insult to the high office of the President, and violates the letter and spirit of the Constitution.” Meanwhile, amid calls for a boycott by the opposition, the Center has received a firm list of 25 political parties, including some that are not part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), that will participate in the inaugural ceremony.
Omar Abdullah on the new Parliament House:
Amid opposition criticism over the inauguration of the new Parliament building, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today said the new Parliament building is welcome and looks impressive. Abdullah, whose party MPs have also announced a boycott of the inauguration ceremony, said that when he was a member of the Lok Sabha, many of his colleagues often talked about the need for a new and better Parliament building.
“Putting aside for a moment the hype about the opening, this building is a welcome addition. The old Parliament House has served us well, but as someone who has worked there for a few years, Many of us often talked among ourselves about the need for a new and better Parliament building. Better late than never, better late,” the NC vice-president wrote on Twitter.
As many as 19 opposition parties, including Congress, Left, TMC, SP and AAP, came together on Wednesday and announced their decision to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament House by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying they do not value the new Parliament building. building when “the soul of democracy has been sucked out”. NC was also a signatory to the Joint Opposition letter.
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