Amid the awaited Women Reservation bill to be introduced in the Parliament today, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has said that a separate quota for the women from OBC, SC and ST sections in the reservation should be ensured in the bill.
Led by PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Nitin Gadkari were among other parliamentarians who walked from the old building to the new complex. The MPs raised slogans of ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki Ja
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary, on Tuesday, said that he felt elevated after having had the opportunity to address the members of the parliament.
Ahead of the commencement of the parliament session in the new parliament building, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the country will have to work on a larger canvas in the 25 years of "Amrit Kaal" and the first target is to meet the goal of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Vice President and Chairman of Rajya Sabha Jagdeep Dhankhar speaking in the farewell session in the old Parliament told members it was time to bury the strategy of weaponising disturbance and disruptions in parliamentary functioning and termed them as unethical practices.
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.”
Ahead of the proceedings in the new Parliament building today, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla has said that we are moving to the new Parliament with new aspirations and people have high expectations from us.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday said that being a Member of Parliament is an immense responsibility as it entails safeguarding the trust of lakhs of voters and the task demands unwavering commitment, moral rectitude and courage
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.