As the row over the new Parliament building snowballs, a slew of Opposition parties – including the AAP, TMC, and Shiv Sena UBT – boycotted its inauguration, issuing a joint statement on Wednesday.
The new parliament building is opening on the edifice of acrimony between the government and opposition. A sign that in the run-up to 2024, this rift is likely to widen
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