Parliament building reflects the aspirations of 140 crore Indians and it is time to accomplish the resolves and begin the new journey with renewed enthusiasm and energy, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday.
In his first speech in the Lok Sabha in the new Parliament building, PM Modi said the grandeur of the new Parliament building glorifies modern India and the sweat of engineers and workers is invested in it.
The Prime Minister said it is the dawn of the Amrit Kaal as India is moving forward with a resolve for the future by heading into the new Parliament edifice.
He touched upon India's recent achievements and mentioned the successes of Chandrayaan-3 in the science sector, and the G20 summit and its impact on the global level.
He said that a unique opportunity presents itself to India and new Parliament building of the nation is becoming functional today.
Referring to the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, the Prime Minister said that Lord Ganesh is the God of prosperity, auspiciousness, reason and knowledge.
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«It is time to accomplish the resolutions and begin the new journey with renewed enthusiasm and energy», the Prime Minister said.
He said that during the freedom struggle, Lokmanya Tilak converted Ganesh Chaturthi into a medium of igniting the flame of Swaraj in the entire country. «Today we are moving with the same inspiration,» he said.
PM Modi also mentioned that today is also Samvatsari Parva, a festival of forgiveness.