Modi inaugurates new Parliament building for India amid opposition boycott
MONDAY, MAY 29, 2023
As many as 21 opposition parties, including the Congress, stayed away from the ceremony, arguing that the new building should have been inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu, who serves as head of the state.
19 opposition parties to boycott inauguration of India’s new Parliament building
THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2023
Nineteen Opposition parties led by the Congress on Wednesday announced a boycott of the inauguration of the new Parliament Building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28.
Vocal critic of new Parliament complex construction denies seeking to undermine Sino-Thai's business
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2022
Former Democrat MP Watchara Phetthong, who has launched a crusade against what he called a long list of defective construction work at the new Parliament compound, denied on Thursday that he was doing it to undermine the business of the construction contractor.
NLA seeks new meeting venue as Parliament site to be returned to Palace Bureau
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 05, 2018
THE NATIONAL Legislative Assembly (NLA) has five choices for a new meeting venue after it vacates the Parliament building at the end of this year, as the compound has to be returned to the Royal Household Bureau.
Glimmer of light pierces clouds as senior figures make merit for the King
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2016
THE FIRST sunlight gradually penetrates an overcast sky in early dawn over the Parliament building, throwing light on an awakening scene on the seventh day of His Majesty the King’s passing.
THE SACKED secretary-general of the House of Representatives Secretariat yesterday issued a statement to explain delays in construction of the new Parliament building.