New Delhi: Main opposition party, Congresslikely to boycott the opening of the new Parliament creation by prime minister Narendra Modi On 28 May.
When asked whether Congress MPs will attend the inauguration ceremony, a top Congress leader speaking to TOI said, “I doubt it.”
The Congress has already registered its protest against the inauguration of the new Parliament House by the Prime Minister. They are demanding that as the head of the Parliament, the President Draupadi Murmu The new building should be inaugurated.
former congress president Rahul Gandhi Said on Sunday, “The President should inaugurate the new Parliament House, not the Prime Minister!”
In a series of tweets posted on Monday, the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Modi lashed out at the government on this issue. “It seems that the Modi government has ensured the election of the President of India from Dalit and Adivasi communities only for electoral reasons. While former President Mr. Kovind was not invited for the foundation stone laying ceremony of the new Parliament, the President of India, Smt. Draupadi Murmu is not being invited for the inauguration of the new Parliament building,” he said.
The Congress President said that the Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India and the President of India is its supreme constitutional authority. She said that she alone represents the government, the opposition and every citizen equally.
Kharge said, “She (President Draupadi Murmu) is the first citizen of India. The inauguration of the new Parliament House by him will be a symbol of the government’s commitment to democratic values and constitutional norms.
He alleged that the Modi government has repeatedly insulted decorum. “The office of the President of India has been reduced to symbolism under the BJP-RSS government,” he said.
Party leaders talking to media persons at the Congress headquarters later on Monday Anand Sharma Said that India’s sovereignty, which is vested in the people of India, is vested in the institution called the Parliament of India, it was important that the President inaugurate the new Parliament House.
When asked whether Congress MPs would participate in the inauguration ceremony, Shama said, “The Congress has expressed its concern. As a major national opposition party, we strongly feel that constitutional decorum must be maintained. And the Hon’ble President, who is the head of the Parliament, should be requested by the Government to inaugurate it. Honorable Prime Minister has every right to be there. We are only stating what is constitutionally correct.
The former Rajya Sabha MP said important democracies of the world like the US, UK and France function from the same Parliament buildings, some of which are several centuries old.
BJP’s West Bengal co-incharge Amit Malviya said, “Visionary leaders invest in the future, building their countries for tomorrow. Like Prime Minister Modi. The new Parliament House is proof of this fact. As the architect of #NewIndia, he is using his political capital & commitment to accomplish something that Indians will be proud of for generations to come. The new Parliament House is included.
Malviya said many leaders had talked about it before Modi, but the government at that time did not have the means to follow through. “In 2012, Lok Sabha Speaker Smt. Mor KumarEmphasized this demand in a letter to the then Secretary, Urban Development, through his OSD.
He said, “In the same year, the Minister of Rural Development in the UPA (besides speaking out of turn, not sure what his mandate was) said in an interview, ‘We desperately need a new Parliament House. This bus Not working and out of date’.
Malviya said that this view was later reflected in the sense of the House on August 5, 2019 when the Speaker (About Birla) said, “Therefore I would like to request the Prime Minister to fulfill the resolve of New India when the country completes 75 years of independence.”
The same day, Malviya said, M Venkaiah Naidu, the then chairman of the Rajya Sabha, while addressing the house, said, “We met several times to modernize the building with all the facilities, which are comfortable for the members. Therefore, we request the government to Appealing to consider it.
Malviya, who is also in-charge of the BJP’s Information Technology department, thanked PM Modi and said, “We will now have a new, modern Parliament building on May 28, 2023, which is future-ready.”
When asked whether Congress MPs will attend the inauguration ceremony, a top Congress leader speaking to TOI said, “I doubt it.”
The Congress has already registered its protest against the inauguration of the new Parliament House by the Prime Minister. They are demanding that as the head of the Parliament, the President Draupadi Murmu The new building should be inaugurated.
former congress president Rahul Gandhi Said on Sunday, “The President should inaugurate the new Parliament House, not the Prime Minister!”
In a series of tweets posted on Monday, the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Modi lashed out at the government on this issue. “It seems that the Modi government has ensured the election of the President of India from Dalit and Adivasi communities only for electoral reasons. While former President Mr. Kovind was not invited for the foundation stone laying ceremony of the new Parliament, the President of India, Smt. Draupadi Murmu is not being invited for the inauguration of the new Parliament building,” he said.
The Congress President said that the Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India and the President of India is its supreme constitutional authority. She said that she alone represents the government, the opposition and every citizen equally.
Kharge said, “She (President Draupadi Murmu) is the first citizen of India. The inauguration of the new Parliament House by him will be a symbol of the government’s commitment to democratic values and constitutional norms.
He alleged that the Modi government has repeatedly insulted decorum. “The office of the President of India has been reduced to symbolism under the BJP-RSS government,” he said.
Party leaders talking to media persons at the Congress headquarters later on Monday Anand Sharma Said that India’s sovereignty, which is vested in the people of India, is vested in the institution called the Parliament of India, it was important that the President inaugurate the new Parliament House.
When asked whether Congress MPs would participate in the inauguration ceremony, Shama said, “The Congress has expressed its concern. As a major national opposition party, we strongly feel that constitutional decorum must be maintained. And the Hon’ble President, who is the head of the Parliament, should be requested by the Government to inaugurate it. Honorable Prime Minister has every right to be there. We are only stating what is constitutionally correct.
The former Rajya Sabha MP said important democracies of the world like the US, UK and France function from the same Parliament buildings, some of which are several centuries old.
BJP’s West Bengal co-incharge Amit Malviya said, “Visionary leaders invest in the future, building their countries for tomorrow. Like Prime Minister Modi. The new Parliament House is proof of this fact. As the architect of #NewIndia, he is using his political capital & commitment to accomplish something that Indians will be proud of for generations to come. The new Parliament House is included.
Malviya said many leaders had talked about it before Modi, but the government at that time did not have the means to follow through. “In 2012, Lok Sabha Speaker Smt. Mor KumarEmphasized this demand in a letter to the then Secretary, Urban Development, through his OSD.
He said, “In the same year, the Minister of Rural Development in the UPA (besides speaking out of turn, not sure what his mandate was) said in an interview, ‘We desperately need a new Parliament House. This bus Not working and out of date’.
Malviya said that this view was later reflected in the sense of the House on August 5, 2019 when the Speaker (About Birla) said, “Therefore I would like to request the Prime Minister to fulfill the resolve of New India when the country completes 75 years of independence.”
The same day, Malviya said, M Venkaiah Naidu, the then chairman of the Rajya Sabha, while addressing the house, said, “We met several times to modernize the building with all the facilities, which are comfortable for the members. Therefore, we request the government to Appealing to consider it.
Malviya, who is also in-charge of the BJP’s Information Technology department, thanked PM Modi and said, “We will now have a new, modern Parliament building on May 28, 2023, which is future-ready.”