Ground Breaking Ceremony of New Central Vista Parliament Held; PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone!

On Thursday(10 December), Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for a new Parliament building at Central Vista in Delhi.

Calling it a historic day, PM Modi said that the new Parliament building will realise the needs of a 21st century-India.

A ‘sarva dharma prarthana’ was observed following the laying of the foundation stone of the new Parliament building

The event was also attended by Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi and Hardeep S Puri.

Under the proposed Central Vista Redevelopment plan, India is set to get a new Parliament building by July 2022.

Ratan Tata, whose Tata Projects Ltd will be constructing the new Parliament, told ANI that it’s an ‘impressive project’.

“It is an impressive project and I wish it all success. I am privileged to be invited to the foundation stone laying ceremony,” he said.

Meanwhile, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala took to Twitter to ask what would a building built upon trampling democratic values represent.

While BJP leaders and ministers congratulated PM Modi, Congress called the move ‘desperation’ and ‘insecurity’