The new Parliament building reflects the aspirations of 140 crore Indians and it is time to accomplish the resolves and begin the new journey with renewed enthusiasm and energy, the Prime Minister said on Tuesday
With the Parliament shifting from the old building to the new building on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested that the building, where meetings of the Constituent Assembly were held to frame the Constitution, should be known as 'Samvidhan Sadan'.
In his address at the Central Hall of the old Parliament building, attended by MPs of both Houses, the Prime Minister described the move to the new Parliament building as “a new beginning of a new future.”
In a bid adieu to the historic old Parliament building, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi has said that the new building is the symbol of new and emerging Bharat paving the way for a developed nation.
Ahead of the start of the parliament session in the new building in the national capital, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Deepak Prakash on Tuesday said that the new building of the parliament will fulfil the dreams of 'Naya Bharat' which was once imagined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Lok Sabha Chairman Om Birla and other Parliamentarians were present for the joint photo session.
Recalling his three-decades-long memories associated with the old building of Parliament, Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Monday hoped that the new building would produce great leaders who will have the competence of taking the country in the right track.
Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi has said that the old building of the Parliament has an old history but the new building will serve India in the times to come.
In the joint sitting of Parliament which is set to be held in the new Parliament building tomorrow, BJP MP Maneka Gandhi, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Shibu Soren and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will speak for five minutes each, sources said on Monday.
While Congress has questioned the decision and not choosing ‘peacock or tiger’ for the print, the Samajwadi Party said that the move will not serve any purpose of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).