AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has objected to the unveiling of the Ashoka Pillar atop the new Parliament Lok Sabha building by PM Narendra Modi. Owaisi tweeted that this right belongs to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Owaisi said that the powers of Parliament, government and judiciary have been depicted separately in the Constitution. PM Modi as head of government should not have unveiled the national emblem atop the new Parliament building. It comes under the jurisdiction of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Speakers are not subordinate to the government. Owaisi alleged that the PM has violated all constitutional norms.
The constitution separates the powers of the Parliament, the government and the judiciary. As head of government, @PMOIndia The National Emblem should not have been unveiled atop the new Parliament House. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha represents the LS which is not subordinate to the government. @PMOIndia violated all constitutional norms pic.twitter.com/kiuZ9IXyiv— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) 11 July 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday unveiled the national emblem on the roof of the new Parliament building. The emblem, made of bronze, weighs 9,500 kg and measures 6.5 meters in height, officials said. He said it was cast on top of the central foyer of the new Parliament building, and a supporting structure of steel weighing about 6,500 kg was constructed to support the emblem. The Prime Minister also interacted with the workers engaged in the construction of the new Parliament.
He said that the concept sketch and process of carrying the National Emblem on the roof of the new Parliament House has gone through eight different stages of preparation ranging from clay modeling and computer graphics to bronze casting and polishing.
New Parliament House: Features
The area of the new Parliament building is 64,500 square metres. It also has a grand Constitution Hall to showcase India’s democratic heritage, a lounge for Members of Parliament, a library, several committee rooms, dining areas and ample parking space.
The Lok Sabha Hall in the new building will have a seating capacity of 888 members, while the Rajya Sabha will have 384 seats for members. The Lok Sabha chamber will have the option to increase its sitting capacity to 1,224 members during the joint session.