After Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the new Parliament building on Thursday at an event on Thursday attended by leaders of various political parties, cabinet ministers and ambassadors from different countries, a religious prayer of all believers to commemorate the ceremony. The bhoomi pujan in which PM Modi also participated was performed by pujaris from Sringeri Math Karnataka.
Tata Trusts President Ratan Tata, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Rajya Vice President Sabha Harivansh and various religious leaders were also present at the event.
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Among other leaders, Union Interior Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, foreign envoys and Lok Sabha President Om Birla also attended the ceremony. .
Delivering the event’s keynote address, Hardeep Singh Puri said: “Over the past six years, Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation for a modern, strong, prosperous and self-sufficient India with the inclusion of our proud history. In this continuation, today is a very important day ”.
The new Parliament building, to be built on an area of 64,500 square meters, will have a large Constitution Hall to display India’s democratic heritage, a hall for members of Parliament, a library, multiple commission rooms, dining rooms and ample parking.
In the new building, the Lok Sabha chamber will have a capacity of 888 members, while the Rajya Sabha will have 384 member seats. The Lok Sabha chamber will have the option of increasing its seating capacity to 1,224 members during joint sessions. This has been done taking into account the future increase in the membership of the two houses.
At present, Lok Sabha has an authorized force of 543 members and Rajya Sabha 245.
In September this year, Tata Projects Limited won the tender to build the new Parliament building. The new building will be constructed close to the existing one as part of the Central Vista remodeling project.
(With contributions from the agency)
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