‘Disrespected propriety’: Kharge hits out at Modi govt over Parliament House inauguration

It looks like the Modi Govt has ensured election of President of India from the Dalit and the Tribal communities only for electoral reasons.

While Former President, Shri Kovind was not invited for the New Parliament foundation laying ceremony…

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— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) May 22, 2023

In an earlier statement, the Lok Sabha secretariat announced that PM Modi would inaugurate the structure on May 28.

While former president Ram Nath Kovind was not invited for the new Parliament foundation laying ceremony, President Droupadi Murmu is not being invited for the inauguration of the new Parliament building, the Congress leader noted, adding that “she is the First Citizen of India. Inauguration of the new Parliament building by her will symbolise government’s commitment to democratic values and Constitutional propriety.”

Earlier too, members of Opposition parties had asked why the prime minister would inaugurate the building, with  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying that the President should be inaugurating the new Parliament House and not the Prime Minister. RJD leader Manoj Kumar Jha had also expressed, “Shouldn’t the honorable @rashtrapatibhvn be inaugurating the new ‘Sansad Bhavan’? I leave it at that…Jai Hind.”

CPI leader D Raja had hit out at PM Modi saying, “Obsession with self-image and cameras trumps decency and norms when it comes to Modi Ji”, and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi had raised questions over PM Modi inaugurating the Parliament building, saying: “He is head of the executive, not legislature. We have separation of powers and Hon’ble Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chair could have inaugurated (it). It’s made with public money, why is PM behaving like his ‘friends’ have sponsored it from their private funds.”