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Opposition parties boycott inauguration of new parliament building in Delhi

• Trinamool Congress and Aam Aadmi Party have announced that they will boycott the inauguration of the new parliament building in Delhi on May 28 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• The boycott is due to the absence of President Droupadi Murmu, who was not invited to inaugurate the building, which has been called an insult to her.
• Trinamool MP Derek O'Brien tweeted that the parliament is not just a new building, but an establishment with old traditions, values, precedents, and rules, and PM Modi does not understand that.
• The Arvind Kejriwal government, which is challenging the Centre's executive order over transfer and postings of bureaucrats in Delhi, has also criticised the government's move.
• Several opposition parties, including the Congress, have objected to PM Modi opening the new parliament building instead of President Droupadi Murmu.
• Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has accused the government of repeatedly disrespecting propriety by not inviting the President and former President to the inauguration.
• The Congress is yet to announce its stance on the opening ceremony, and the opposition's game plan will be evolved at a mega meet, which will be held soon.
• In December 2020, when PM Modi did the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Parliament building, the Congress had boycotted the event.
• The new building was constructed after the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha passed resolutions asking for one due to space crunch and the lack of convenient arrangements for the sitting of MPs in the current Parliament building.
• Several opposition parties, including the CPI and Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM, have also criticised the government's move.
• Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has defended the government's decision, stating that the President is not a member of either House, whereas the PM is the head of government and leads the Parliament on behalf of the government.
• The new parliament building is seen as a symbol of India's democratic values and constitutional propriety.

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