New Parliament Building Inauguration Live Updates: Before the inauguration, Prime Minister Narendra prostrated before the ‘Sengol’ and sought blessings from high priests of various Adheenams in Tamil Nadu with the holy sceptre in hand.
New Parliament Building inauguration Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s new Parliament building this morning. Dressed in a traditional attire, Modi performed a “Ganapati Homam”, along with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Download our special commemorative poster on India’s Parliament House. Click here
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PM Modi sought blessings from high priests of various Adheenams in Tamil Nadu and then installed the ‘Sengol’ spectre near the Lok Sabha Speaker’s chair in the new Parliament building. The prime minister also unveiled a plaque inaugurating the new building and honoured workers who helped built it. Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, S Jaishankar and BJP national president JP Nadda were present.
The new Parliament building is part of the revamped Central Vista project, the construction of which started in 2019. Built at an estimated cost of Rs 1,200 crore, the new Parliament has three storeys and a built-up area of 64,500 sqm. During the ceremony today, the Union Finance Ministry will also launch a Rs 75 coin to mark the inauguration of the new Parliament.
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With the new Parliament building all set for inauguration, let’s take a look at how the existing building, which has been a witness to several historical moments over the decades, was built.
Designed by British architects Sir Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, the current Parliament building’s construction took six years – from 1921 to 1927. It was originally called the Council House and housed the Imperial Legislative Council, the legislature of British India. On November 26, 1949, the Parliament witnessed the adoption of the Constitution, the bedrock of Indian democracy.
In 1956, two floors were added to the building in response to a demand for more space. In 1989, the Parliament Museum was inaugurated and in 2002 it was shifted to the Parliament Library Building where it has been since.
As PM Modi inaugurates the new Parliament, the Opposition and the BJP have been at loggerheads over the unveiling by the PM and not President Droupadi Murmu.
20 Opposition parties have already voiced its concerns and said that they would be staying away from the event. Most of the Opposition parties had similarly stayed away from the foundation-stone laying ceremony of the new Parliament building in December 2020 — that move was also coordinated but unannounced.
Together, these parties (including the nine MPs of the Shiv Sena Uddhav faction) have 242 MPs in both the Houses of Parliament. With the BRS which has 16 MPs, the number crosses the 250 mark.
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First published on: 28-05-2023 at 06:23 IST
