Congress targets PM Modi over inauguration of new parliament

New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday criticized the BJP government at the Center for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inauguration of the new Parliament building on May 28, saying that the government has ensured that the President of India is elected from Dalit and tribal communities only. Have done. For electoral reasons and the office of the President, the symbolism under it was limited.

In a series of tweets, Kharge said, “It seems that the Modi government has ensured the election of the President of India from Dalit and Adivasi communities only for electoral reasons. While former President (Ram Nath) Kovind was not invited to the new I went.” Parliament foundation stone laying ceremony… President of India Draupadi Murmu is not being invited for the inauguration of the new Parliament building.”

Taking a jibe at the government, Kharge said, “The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India, and the President of India is its supreme constitutional authority. He alone represents the government, the opposition and every citizen equally. He The first citizen of India.”

“The inauguration of the new Parliament building by him will be a symbol of the government’s commitment to democratic values ​​and constitutional decorum. The Modi government has repeatedly flouted decorum. The office of the President of India has been reduced to symbolism under the BJP-RSS government ” Said, attacked the government.

His remarks came a day after former party chief Rahul Gandhi expressed similar views and said that President Murmu should inaugurate the new Parliament House instead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The opening ceremony of the new Parliament House is scheduled for 28 May. PM Modi will inaugurate the new Parliament House – a triangular-shaped four-storey building with a built-up area of ​​64,500 square metres. The Congress has called the new Parliament building a vanity project of Modi.

Earlier, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh took a jibe at the government and said, “A complete disrespect to all our founding fathers and mothers. A total rejection of Gandhi, Nehru, Patel, Bose, etc. A blatant refutation of Dr. Ambedkar.”

Ramesh also hit out at the Prime Minister and said, “The sole architect, designer and worker of the new Parliament House, which he will inaugurate on May 28. The picture says it all…” Personal vanity project. “The triangular shaped building. Its construction started on January 15, 2021 and was to be completed by August 2022.

Built over an area of ​​64,500 square metres, the new building will house 1,224 MPs and is a four-storey structure. It houses a library, several committee rooms and a dining room. Tata Projects has constructed the building at an estimated cost of Rs 970 crore.