The Congress led Opposition parties in lambasting May 28 inauguration of the new Parliament building, likening it to a “coronation”, and a “self-glorifying” event conducted with utter disdain for the scientific temper. In protest over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to inaugurate the new building himself, without even inviting President Droupadi Murmu, 22 Opposition parties boycotted the event.
Opposition criticism: “self-glorifying authoritarian” PM inaugurated the building; event showed “utter disdain for scientific temper”; President excluded due to “upper caste, anti-backward mindset of RSS”
“Parliament is the voice of the people! The Prime Minister is treating the inauguration of the Parliament House as a coronation,” former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet, soon after the PM inaugurated the building.
On the otherhand A total of 25 parties, including the ruling BJP, are present, while 21, including principal opposition, the Congress, have boycotted the event.
Of the 25 parties in attendance, several are not from the BJP led National Democratic alliance (NDA). These are the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Lok Janashakti Party (Ram Vilas), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Janata Dal (Secular), Telugu Desam Party (TDP), and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP).