‘Modi Multiplex’: Congress' Jairam Ramesh hits out at Centre over New Parliament building
New Parliament Building: Taking a jibe at Centre, Congress General Secretary in charge of Communications Jairam Ramesh said that the construction of New Parliament building should be called the "Modi Multiplex or Modi Marriot".
Taking to his social media handle, Jairam Ramesh wrote,"death of confabulations and conversations both inside the two Houses and in the lobbies."
Further coming down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ramesh said the PM has already killed democracy without even rewriting the Constitution.
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Jairam Ramesh further said, "The new Parliament building launched with so much hype actually realises the PM's objectives very well. It should be called the Modi Multiplex or Modi Marriot. After four days, what I saw was the death of confabulations and conversations—both inside the two Houses and in the lobbies."
The new Parliament building launched with so much hype actually realises the PM's objectives very well. It should be called the Modi Multiplex or Modi Marriot. After four days, what I saw was the death of confabulations and conversations—both inside the two Houses and in the… — Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) September 23, 2023
Taking a dig at Centre, he further added that, "If architecture can kill democracy, the PM has already succeeded even without rewriting the Constitution.”
Congress compared the old Parliament building with the new building and said that coordination between the two Houses in the new building is exceedingly cumbersome and termed it as "claustrophobic".
Claiming that the "sheer joy" of "hanging out" was found missing in the new Parliament building, the Congress general secretary said that a better use for the new building would be found after regime change in 2024.
Notably, the New Parliament Building is the massive structure can comfortably seat 888 Lok Sabha members and 300 Rajya Sabha members. The Lok Sabha chamber can accommodate 1,280 MPs for a joint sitting of both houses.
The four-story triangular structure has a built-up area of 64,500 square meters. It contains three main gates - Gyan Dwar, Shakti Dwar, and Karma Dwar - as well as separate entrances for VIPs, Members of Parliament, and visitors.
- With inputs from agencies
