The inauguration of the newly-constructed Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sparked controversy as President Droupadi Murmu was excluded from the event.
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Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at Narendra Modi and said that he is considering the inauguration of the new building as a coronation ceremony.
”Parliament is the voice of the people. The Prime Minister is considering the inauguration of the Parliament House as a coronation,” Rahul Gandhi tweeted in Hindi.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also took to Twitter to express his disapproval of the event’s timing. Further, he pointed out the historical significance of the date, mentioning that it marked the cremation of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru while also being the birth anniversary of V.D. Savarkar.
Jairam Ramesh criticized the exclusion of President Droupadi Murmu from fulfilling her constitutional duties by inaugurating the new Parliament building.
The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) held a silent protest on the premise of Rajiv Bhawan against the inaugural ceremony of the new parliament building.