'Symbol of new beginning': A look at PM Modi's address in old and new Parliament buildings

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Narendra Modi addressing lawmakers from both Houses. Lawmakers convened in the newly inaugurated structure in the afternoon amid a special five-day Parliament Session. Addressing the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Modi also made an impassioned plea for them to unanimously approve the women's reservation bill – Narishakti Vandan Adhiniyam.

“It is a very emotional moment to bid farewell to the Old Parliament building. He reflected on the various moods that the House has witnessed in all these years and said that these memories are the preserved heritage of all the members of the house," the PM told the Lok Sabha on Monday. He dubbed it a “focal point of public trust" and recalled the emotional moment when he first entered the Parliament as an MP in 2014.

He recounted how he had bowed down to honour the temple of democracy and could have never imagined that a child belonging to a poor family would be able to enter the Parliament. He also mentioned that the building served as the Imperial Legislative Council before India’s independence and was recognised as the Parliament of India post-independence. He pointed out that even though the decision to construct this building was made by foreign rulers, it was the hard work, dedication and money spent by Indians that went towards its development.

He recalled India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru's iconic "tryst with destiny" speech for continuing to inspire everyone and another predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee's "governments may come and go" remark. Modi called on MPs to forget all past bitterness and start a new chapter during his address on Tuesday. Following the shift, he asserted that whatever lawmakers did in the new complex should serve as an inspiration for every citizen of the