The new Parliament boasts a number of features, including an “automated system” to switch off a MP’s microphone at the end of time allotted for their speech, sources said. Parliament will shift to the new building after the lunch break on September 19.
New Parliament Will Be “Paperless”
The new Parliament will be “paperless” – every MP will be given a tablet computer and there will also be stricter entry norms for journalists. The building has six gates – named after creatures, including the elephant and Garuda, the eagle that is Vishnu’s mount.
A video posted by the Congress showed no microphones for nearly 20 minutes. It was restored when Speaker Om Birla urged MPs to maintain decorum. BJP also decided senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi would not speak till he apologised for comments in London, sources said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today opened a five-day special session of Parliament with a speech that lasted 51 minutes and shuffled between jabs at the opposition and praise for his government, with mention also of the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon and the successful hosting of the 18th G20 Summit.
