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The Parliament represents `our temple of democracy’. The legislative body of governance, representing the electorate where voices are heard and new laws made. Debates, discussions and even fights; therein lies the significance of the New Parliament.
After 75 years of independence, the old gives way to the new. The old Parliament is almost 100 years old. Its foundation stone was laid down in 1921 by the Britishers.
This is being replaced by a new modernised and grand version.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the much-awaited new Parliament building on May 28. This symbolises the aspirations of a new nation, a superpower in the making.
The Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met Prime Minister last week, inviting him to inaugurate the structure. Narendra Modi took oath of office in his first term on May 26, 2014.
The New Parliament Building
The four-storey building has been constructed at an estimated cost of ₹970 crore. The building has been designed by Ahmedabad-based HCP Design, Planning and Management, and constructed by Tata Projects Limited.
It will have a seating capacity of 888 for the Lok Sabha, as against 543 in the old Parliament House, and 300 in the Rajya Sabha as compared with 250 earlier.
Since there is no Central Hall in the new Parliament, joint sittings of members of both Houses will be held in the Lok Sabha, which will be able to accommodate 1,280 Members of Parliament at such times.
Till now, joint sessions of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been held in the Central Hall, which has a seating capacity of 436 people, with extra seats added during the joint sittings.
The New Parliament is a symbol of new India
General Elections are scheduled to be held in 2024.
This, in effect means that the monsoon session of Parliament will be held here.
Lack of space and the need to modernise is stated to be the chief cause for building a new Parliament.
Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha passed resolutions urging the government to construct a new Parliament building. The foundation stone of the new building was laid by Modiji in December 2020.
Construction was expected to be completed in 2022, coinciding with India’s 75th year of Independence.
The foundation stone of the old building will now be conserved as a heritage site.
Did the Tata Group build the New Parliament for Rs 1?
As reported by DNA.com, there is a rumour that the new Parliament was built by the Tata group in a record breaking 17 months just for RS 1. It’s a gift for the nation. Though the group has not verified this, but the social media post is being circulated on Twitter.
As per the Economic Times, the TATA group won the contract for the construction of the new Parliament building for the Central Vista project by outbidding the company Larson n Toubro. The Tatas bid was over Rs 861 crore.
For more on this Read here from the DNA Story
https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-dna-verified-did-tata-group-build-new-parliament-building-for-just-rs-1-in-17-months-central-vista-delhi-3036148
