PM Modi is all set to inaugurate the new Parliament building in New Delhi today, with new and improved Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha seating, as well as the historic Sengol sceptre.
Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new parliament building, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at him, saying he is considering the inauguration of the new building as a coronation ceremony.
A number of VVIPs/VIPs and other dignitaries are likely to attend the functions/ceremonies planned in connection with the inauguration of new Parliament building.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today claimed there is no documented evidence of Lord Mountbatten, C Rajagopalachari and Jawaharlal Nehru describing the 'Sengol' as a symbol of transfer of power by the British to India.
Sengol will be installed in the new Parliament building by PM Narendra Modi on 28 May. This historic sceptre has become a bone of contention between the ruling BJP and the Opposition party Congress, which are sparring over its use at the time of Independence