By Atish Chafe (Editor In Chief)
The boycott by 19 Opposition parties of the inauguration of the new parliament building on Sunday has grabbed media attention. The Opposition’s contention is that the Indian president, as the constitutional head of the country, should inaugurate the new building – not the prime minister. The government has countered this by pointing to instances where additions to the parliament building such as the annexe were inaugurated by Indira Gandhi when she was prime minister.
However, this debate is somewhat pointless. It would be foolhardy to expect Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose pet project is the new parliament, to let go the opportunity to bask in the limelight and extract maximum mileage from the event.
The Great Indian Political Drama continues as PM Narendra Modi not compromising with opposition. But issue is over debated with continues advertising. And this helped government to keep other issues….. Sorry real issues in dark. All Indian must rethink about Modi Era. It’s very dangerous for Economy & Democracy various experts continue barking about all political nonsense experiments by BJP. But Indian media now partial, money addicted (from tenders of Government), Corrupted. They are trying to prove theirs illiteracy, extremisms, propaganda & not thinking about current situation & upcoming dangerous future of India.
At a time when the institution of parliament is seriously imperiled, there are perhaps two things that are more important than the politicking over who gets to inaugurate the new building. The first is the new building itself – how and why it was conceived and what it symbolizes. Second, the choice of Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar’s birth anniversary as the date of the inauguration.
The new Parliament building will make every Indian proud. This video offers a glimpse of this iconic building. I have a special request- share this.
