RJD Compares New Parliament Design With Coffin; BJP, Owaisi Hit Back

Earlier today, PM Modi felicitated some of the workers involved in the construction of the new building.

NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Sunday allegedly equated the structure of the new Parliament building with that of a coffin. Earlier today Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the new Parliament building to the nation by unveiling a plaque and installing the 'Sengol' in the Lok Sabha chamber. Taking to Twitter, the RJD shared a photo of a coffin and asked 'Yeh kya hai (What is this?) in hindi. The reaction has elicited sharp reactions from BJP. "A case of treason should be registered against such people who have compared the new Parliament building with a coffin: BJP leader Sushil Modi said.

RJD leader Shakti Yadav while speaking to ANI said, "PM Modi has buried democracy. The coffin has been posted as Modi has ensured the death of democracy." The party had earlier announced that it would boycott the inauguration ceremony.

"This is very unfortunate. Today they are comparing it with a coffin, were they comparing the old Parliament with 'zero'? We were earlier sitting in zero?" BJP leader Dushyant Gautam asked. RJD Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha said that there is a need for course correction with the entire Parliament Building inauguration.

This is the level to which they have fallen

Disgusting

This will prove to be the final nail in the coffin of RJD’s politics

Trikon or Tribhuj has much significance in Indian system

By the way the coffin is hexagonal or has 6 sided polygon pic.twitter.com/S5SN5Ro3hN

— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) May 28, 2023

Earlier today, PM Modi felicitated some of the workers involved in the construction of the new building. He handed over mementoes to them Prime Minister Modi installed the sacred 'Sengol' in the new Lok Sabha chamber, right next to the Speaker's chair, after performing puja. PM Modi also prostrated as a mark of respect before the 'Sengol' during the ceremony.

#WATCH | The coffin in our tweet is a representation of democracy being buried. The country will not accept this. Parliament is the temple of democracy and it is the place to have discussions...: RJD leader Shakti Singh Yadav on his party comparing the new Parliament with a… pic.twitter.com/bY4yVfFzzJ — ANI (@ANI) May 28, 2023

The newly constructed building of Parliament, which will work to further enrich India's glorious democratic traditions and constitutional values, is also equipped with state-of-the-art facilities which will help the Members to perform their functions in a better way. The new Parliament building is designed to enable 888 members to sit in the Lok Sabha.

#WATCH | It would have been better if Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla inaugurated the new Parliament House. RJD has no stand, the old Parliament building did not even have clearance from Delhi Fire Service. Why are they (RJD) calling the Parliament a coffin? They could have said… pic.twitter.com/E1C0EQYZ52 — ANI (@ANI) May 28, 2023

In the present building of the Parliament, there is a provision for the sitting of 543 Members in the Lok Sabha and 250 in the Rajya Sabha. Keeping in view the future requirements, arrangements have been made for a meeting of 888 members in the Lok Sabha and 384 members in the Rajya Sabha in the newly constructed building of the Parliament. The joint session of both Houses will be held in the Lok Sabha Chamber.