Nitish Kumar on new Parliament building: Amid the Opposition’s furore over the new Parliament building within the nationwide capital, Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar slammed the central authorities and likewise questioned the necessity for a new Parliament. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, he mentioned the sooner building was a historic one and there was no want to change it.
“What was the need for a new Parliament? The earlier building was a historic one. I have repeatedly said that the people in power will change the history of this country,” Kumar added.
‘No sense to attend NITI Aayog meeting & Parliament building inauguration’
The Bihar Chief Minister additional acknowledged that there was no sense attend the NITI Aayog meeting at present (May 27) and likewise the inauguration of the new Parliament building tomorrow (May 28). His assertion got here as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ready to chair the eighth governing council meeting of Niti Aayog on Saturday at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
Meanwhile, a bunch of 270 eminent residents, together with former bureaucrats, ambassadors and veterans, on Friday condemned the Opposition for boycotting new Parliament building inauguration and claimed the “family-first” events have come collectively to boycott all that represents India.
While it’s a proud event for all Indians however opposition events with their “skeletal arguments, immature, whimsy and hollow reasoning, and most of all flagrant display of non-democratic posturing, just don’t get it”, they mentioned in a press release.
20 Opposition events to boycott the inauguration
As many as 20 Opposition events, together with the Congress, Left, TMC, SP and AAP, have introduced their resolution to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Modi, saying they discover no worth in a new building when the “soul of democracy has been sucked out”.
PM Modi to inaugurate new Parliament on May 28
It must be talked about right here that PM Modi will inaugurate the new Parliament building on May 28 following an invite by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Earlier on May 26, the Prime Minister mentioned the new Parliament building will make each Indian proud, as he posted a video of the newly-constructed advanced on Twitter and urged individuals to share it on the social media platform with the hashtag ‘MyParliamentMyPride’.
The video shared by the Prime Minister provides a digital tour of the new Parliament building together with the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. As many as 25 events are anticipated to attend the inauguration of the new Parliament building whilst 20 Opposition events have determined to boycott the occasion.
(With inputs from businesses)
