In pics: PM Modi lays foundation stone of the new Parliament building
The interiors of the new building will showcase a rich blend of Indian culture and diversity of our regional arts, crafts, textiles and architecture
DNA Web Team
Dec 10, 2020, 06:06 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building in Parliament House Complex on Thursday.
Tata Projects Ltd has been given the contract for the project.
Tata Trusts Chairman Ratan Tata, Union Minister HS Puri, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh and various religious leaders were also present at the event.
Among other leaders, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, foreign Envoys and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also attended the ceremony.
New Delhi: India s Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the New Parliament Building in Parliament House Complex on Thursday.
Tata Trusts’ Chairman Ratan Tata, Union Minister HS Puri, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh and various religious leaders were also present at the event.
Tata Projects Ltd has been given the contract for the project.
Among other leaders, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, foreign Envoys and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also attended the ceremony.
Modi unveiled a plaque to mark the foundation stone laying ceremony of the New Parliament Building.
: Thursday, December 10, 2020, 4:41 PM IST
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PM Modi lays foundation stone for new Parliament building; urges citizens to keep national interest supreme
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and various religious leaders were also present at the event. Tata Trusts Chairman Ratan Tata also attended the ceremony. For the uninitiated, Tata Projects Ltd has been given the contract for the project.
Speaking at the foundation-laying ceremony, PM Modi said: We will have to take the pledge of India first . Our decisions should make the nation stronger and be measured on the same scale - that nation s welfare comes first. Our efforts in next 25-26 years should be towards how do we want to see India in 2047, in our 100 yea