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.
Preparations are underway at the old Parliament building for the Central Hall programme which will be held today at 11 AM in the presence of the Member of Parliaments of both- Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.
As Member of Parliamentarians across the political spectrum recalled their memories, experiences and listed achievements of the Parliament in the past 75 years, some MPs chose to voice their support for greater representation for women in the Parliament as they participated in a special disc
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.
The House was adjourned after holding a six-hour long debate on the "Parliamentary journey of 75 years starting from Samvidha Sabha- achivements, experiences, memories and learnings".
Congress Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor has said that they were all a bit confused as to why this special session was called as bills the government have been talking about could have been introduced later.
Congress leader KC Venugopal on the first day of the special session of Parliament said that the new Parliament building is not important but the discussion inside it is very important.
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on the last day of Parliament proceedings in old building remembered former Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru and others and said that he was tireless in listening to the voice of the Opposition and never mocked or deflected when answering questions.