Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new Parliament building on 28 May. However, the event has triggered a political row between the Opposition and the government. Parties like the Congress and Trinamool argue that it’s an insult not to have the president do the honours
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, MP Shashi Tharoor, and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri are among those who locked horns amid the ongoing debate.
The Congress and the BJP on Tuesday entered into a war of words over the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri claiming that the Opposition party was "generously misquoting" the Constitution.