Modi urges MPs to start new chapter
Deccan ChronicleNew Delhi: Hailing the new Parliament building as the "beacon of parliamentary democracy" in the country and a "symbol of a new beginning," Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on MPs to forget all past bitterness and start a new chapter, asserting that whatever they are going to do in the new complex should be an inspiration for every citizen of the country. Calling the Sengol a link between the old and new and a "witness to the first light of freedom," Mr Modi said it was touched by the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru and "therefore, Sengol links us with a important part of our past," Mr Modi said. The Prime Minister said that the grandeur of the new Parliament building anoints the Amrit Kaal and remembered the hard work of the "shramiks and engineers" who kept on working on the building even during the pandemic. Later at Rajya Sabha, Mr Modi said, "September 19 is a memorable as well as a historic day" as both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha moved to the new Parliament building… It is not just a new Parliament building, but a symbol of a new beginning."