Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building on December 10, 2020. 2012 letter by an officer on special duty to Urban Development Ministry saying that the then Speaker Meira Kumar had accorded approval of the new Parliament building accessed by Times Now  |  Photo Credit: Times Now New Delhi: Congress’ duplicity over the new Parliament complex under the Central Vista Project has been exposed. Times Now has accessed a letter of an Officer on Special Duty to ex-Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar sent to the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, stating that the Speaker has accorded approval for the construction of new Parliament building. As per the contents of the letter, Kumar had also said that the issue should be given top priority.