A total of 19 opposition parties have decided to boycott the inauguration of the new parliament building.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the new Parliament building on May 28 at 12 pm in Delhi. According to reports, the new building offers spacious seats and the latest facilities. It can seat a total of 888 members in the Lok Sabha and 384 members in the Rajya Sabha.
19 opposition parties including the Congress, Trinamool Congress (TMC), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and others have decided to boycott the inauguration of the new building for “not inviting President Droupadi Murmu." Here's a list of the parties that have called for the boycott:
संसद भवन के उदघाटन समारोह में महामहिम राष्ट्रपति श्रीमती द्रौपदी मूर्मू जी को आमंत्रित न करना उनका घोर अपमान है। ये भारत के दलित आदिवासी व वंचित समाज का अपमान है। मोदी जी द्वारा महामहिम राष्ट्रपति को आमंत्रित नही करने के विरोध में @AamAadmiParty उदघाटन कार्यक्रम का बहिष्कार…
— Sanjay Singh AAP (@SanjayAzadSln) May 23, 2023
Parliament is not just a new building; it is an establishment with old traditions, values, precedents and rules - it is the foundation of Indian democracy. PM Modi doesn’t get that
For him, Sunday’s inauguration of the new building is all about I, ME, MYSELF. So count us out
— Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও'ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) May 23, 2023
“Only when the President of India summons the Parliament can it meet. The President begins, annually, Parliamentary functioning by addressing the joint session. The first business Parliament transacts each year is the 'Motion of Thanks' to President's Address,” Yechury tweeted.
Modi bypassed the President when the foundation stone for the new Parliament building was laid. Now too at the inauguration. Unacceptable. Constitution Art 79: “There shall be a Parliament for the Union which shall consist of the President and two Houses…”
— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) May 23, 2023
Meanwhile, CPI general secretary D Raja also said his party will not attend the ceremony.
#WATCH | We will boycott this (the inauguration of the new Parliament building): Bihar Deputy CM and RjD leader Tejashwi Yadav pic.twitter.com/jRCPzC2AXs
— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2023
#WATCH | "It has not been done in a proper way and the decorum which should be followed, is not being followed. So, the Opposition parties have decided to boycott it," says DMK MP Kanimozhi#NewParliamentBuilding https://t.co/D4fY0PPi7Q pic.twitter.com/G9YRFyItoU
— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2023
19 opposition parties issue a joint statement to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building on 28th May, saying "When the soul of democracy has been sucked out from the Parliament, we find no value in a new building." pic.twitter.com/7p7lk9CNqq
— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2023
Others who have called for the boycott of the event include Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Samajwadi Party (SP), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Kerala Congress (Mani), Rashtriya Lok Dal, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), National Conference (NC), Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
Disclaimer: This Article is auto-generated from the HT news service.