New Delhi: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Wednesday joined a collection of opposition events and introduced to boycott the inauguration of the brand new Parliament constructing by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28. Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress and Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are among the many different opposition events which have introduced to boycott the inauguration.
“We have decided to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building… Not asking the President to inaugurate the building is an insult to her,” RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav instructed reporters.
Earlier within the day, RJD MP Manoj Jha mentioned that as per the Constitutional system, the President ought to do the inauguration.
“This would have been as per the tradition of the Parliament system. But the Prime Minister does not listen to anyone,” he mentioned.
He added that each one the opposition events have determined to offer a message to the federal government that even when historical past is written after 20-25 years, individuals will nonetheless know that opposition events had boycotted the inauguration conserving in thoughts that the Constitution is supreme.
On Monday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had raised an objection to President Murmu not being invited for the inauguration of the brand new Parliament Building, saying the Parliament is the supreme legislative physique of the Republic of India, and the President of India is its highest Constitutional authority.
“It looks like the Modi government has ensured the election of President of India from the dalit and the tribal communities only for electoral reasons,” he had charged.
The opposition events had boycotted the ceremony to put the muse stone of the constructing by PM Modi in December 2020, citing considerations about its timing amid farmer protests, the Covid-19 pandemic and the financial misery because of a lockdown.
New Parliament can seat over 1,200 MPs
The new Parliament constructing can comfortably seat 888 members within the Lok Sabha chamber and 384 within the Rajya Sabha chamber. In the case of a joint sitting of each Houses, a complete of 1,280 members will be accommodated within the Lok Sabha chamber.
The new constructing, constructed by Tata Projects Ltd, will even have a grand structure corridor to showcase India’s democratic heritage, a lounge for MPs, a library, a number of committee rooms, eating areas and ample parking area. The triangular-shaped four-storey constructing has a built-up space of 64,500 sq. meters.
The constructing has three principal gates — Gyan Dwar, Shakti Dwar, and Karma Dwar. It may have separate entrances for VIPs, MPs, and guests.
