Parliament building inauguration: these parties to boycott the inaugural function

Amid the opposition’s objection to Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the new Parliament building, parties including Aam Aadmi Party, Trinamool Congress announced to boycott the ceremony slated to take place on May 28. Parliament building inauguration: these parties to boycott the inaugural function.

A joint statement is likely to be announced soon, announcing a united boycott of the inaugural of the new Parliament building. So far, only the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) have said that they will skip the inauguration. According to media report.

Congress party is likely to join other opposition parties in boycotting new Parliament building inauguration. As per the party sources, “Congress is likely to boycott the inauguration program of the new Parliament building to be held on 28th May.”

The party has repeatedly criticised the BJP for not inviting the President for the inaugral function. Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh said, “One question for the government — why are you insulting the president who happens to be a woman from a humble background?

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Is it because she comes from a humble background? The president is the first citizen of the country and why are you not getting the new building of Parliament, which is called the pillar of democracy, inaugurated by her?” “This is because you want your name to be etched on its stones. You want to insult a woman and a tribal because there is no election in the state she comes from.”

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TMC’s leader in Rajya Sabha Derek O’Brien has tweeted saying “count us out.” In a Twitter post, he wrote, “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.

Prime Minister Modi doesn’t get that. For him, Sunday’s inauguration of the new building is all about I, ME, MYSELF. So count us out.” TMC MP Saugata Roy said that the President of India Droupadi Murmu should have inaugurated the Parliament and not the Prime Minister.

“I got to know that our Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien has tweeted that TMC has decided to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building. The reason is that we think, the President should do the inauguration of the Parliament, and not the Prime Minister. This is against the Constitution,” Roy said.

AAP Another party to boycott the inauguration function is AAP. As per the party’s statement, “Aam Aadmi Party will boycott the inauguration ceremony of the new Parliament building on 28th May. AAP has taken this decision in view of the questions being raised regarding the matter of not inviting the President to the inauguration ceremony.

CPI(M) has also announced a boycott of the ceremony slated to take place on May 28. CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury accused PM Modi of “bypassing” the President. “Modi bypassed the President when the foundation stone for the new Parliament building was laid.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will dedicate to the nation the new Parliament building on May 28. Invitations have been sent in both physical and digital forms to the MPs of both Houses.

According to sources, all Chief Ministers of all the states and Union Territories have been sent the invitation. Apart from this, invitations have also been sent to Secretaries of all ministries of the Government of India. The chief architect of the new Parliament building, Bimal Patel and reputed industrialist Ratan Tata have also been invited to the inauguration of the new building.