New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a late-night visit to the construction site of the new Parliament building in Delhi. He was spotted checking the work-in-progress, wearing a safety helmet. The building is being erected at a cost of Rs 971 crore and the project is scheduled to be finished in 2022.
After returning from a three-day trip to the United States, where he addressed the United Nations General Assembly and attended the Quad Summit, the Prime Minister had a busy agenda. He held a meeting with Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and JP Nadda earlier in the day, after which he arrived at the site at about 8.45 pm and stayed for around an hour.
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This was the Prime Minister’s first visit to the construction site of the new parliament, which has been heavily criticised by opposition parties due to its development during the Covid-19 pandemic. The opposition parties argue that the project should be halted in order to conserve money for the upcoming waves of COVID-19.
The new parliament building will be 64,500 square metres in size. A majestic Constitution Hall will display India’s democratic past, as well as a lounge for members of Parliament, a library, several committee rooms, dining facilities and adequate parking. The Lok Sabha chamber in the new structure will seat 888 members, while the Rajya Sabha chamber will seat 384 members.
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