MPs bid adieu to old Parliament building: Top talking points from Modi, Kharge & others

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Here are the highlights of what all the leaders said in the session:
Jagdeep Dhankar, Vice President of India:

• The new building of Parliament, testament to dawn of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, is much beyond an architectural marvel — it is reflection of India's rich cultural diversity — a symbol of national pride, unity and identity, he said.
• Time to bury the strategy of weaponizing disturbance and disruptions in parliamentary functioning as these are antithetical to democratic values and can never have sanction of the people- our ultimate masters, he added.
• Time for us to bid farewell to confrontational stance and resolve to ever keep national interest uppermost, said the VP.
• Time has come to give up, once and for all, the premise of justifying transgression of conduct and outrageous disregard of rules in the temples of democracy by making reference to past instances, he added.

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India:

• In the 25 years of Amrit Kaal, India will have to work on a larger canvas. The time for us to get caught up in smaller issues is over.
• He urged Members of Parliament to reaffirm the commitment to make India a developed nation by 2047 and described the move to the new Parliament building as a new beginning towards a new future.
• PM Modi also suggested that the old building of the Parliament be known as 'Samvidhan Sadan.'
• He said India emerged as the voice of global south in the G20 summit.

Om Birla, Lok Sabha Speaker:

• He urged parliamentarians to engage in meaningful and positive debates while making laws and fulfil the dreams and aspirations of the people of the country to make India a developed nation.
• Today, I express my gratitude to the great leaders who contributed in making the Constitution in this Central