PM Modi inaugurates new Parliament building, installs 'Sengol'

Historic! PM Modi Inaugurates India's New Parliament Building

In a momentous occasion for India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28 inaugurated the country’s newly constructed Parliament building, marked with prayers and full religious traditions.

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The Prime Minister also installed the sacred ‘Sengol’ in the Lok Sabha Chamber, right next to the Speaker’s chair

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The ‘Sengol’ was handed over to the Prime Minister by Adheenams before its installation in the new Parliament building.

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PM Modi laid the foundation stone for the new Parliament building on December 10, 2020.

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19 Opposition parties, including the Congress, had previously issued a joint statement announcing their intention to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament, stating that a new building had no value when the "soul of democracy has been sucked out of the Parliament."

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PM Modi honored the workers who built the new Parliament in record time and dedicated it to the nation.

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The four-story building has been built at an estimated cost of Rs 970 crore.

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Tata Project Limited was tasked with the construction of the new Parliament building, spreading at an impressive area of 64,500 square meters, exemplifying the country's democratic past.

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