New Parliament building's architecture killed democracy, conversations, says Congress
Congress on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the architecture of the new Parliament building alleging that it has killed democracy and conversations, a charge the BJP said is an insult to aspirations of 140 crore Indians. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged that the new Parliament building realises the Prime Minister's objectives and should be called a «Modi Multiplex or Modi Marriot».
«Perhaps a better use for the new Parliament building will be found after regime change in 2024,» Ramesh claimed in a post on X.
«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.
If architecture can kill democracy, the PM has already succeeded even without rewriting the Constitution,» Ramesh said.
Hitting back, BJP president J P Nadda said, «Even by the lowest standards of the Congress Party, this is a pathetic mindset. This is nothing but an insult to the aspirations of 140 crore Indians.»
«In any case, this isn't the first time Congress is anti-Parliament.
They tried in 1975 and it failed miserably,» Nadda also said on X.
Ramesh also alleged that binoculars are needed to see each other since the halls are simply not cozy or compact.
«The old Parliament building not only had a certain aura but it facilitated conversations. It was easy to walk between Houses, the Central Hall, and the corridors.
