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India’s vast new parliament opened by Narendra Modi amid opposition boycott

PM accused of violating constitution in inaugurating the building himself, instead of allowing president to do so

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Modi inaugurates new parliament building as part of New Delhi's makeover

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's new parliament building on Sunday, a modern complex which is part of his Hindu nationalist government's grand plan to give a makeover to the British colonial-era architecture in the nation's capital.

Reuters

Was Advani invited for the inauguration: Sena (UBT)

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) hits out at the Centre for not inviting President Droupadi Murmu for the inauguration of the new Parliament building

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Andhra Pradesh: Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy leaves for Delhi, meets Nirmala Sitharaman

Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy will be attending the NITI Aayog general council meeting on May 27 and participate in the inauguration of new Parliament building on May 28; he is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit

The Hindu

Omar Abdullah praises new Parliament building despite NC boycott

National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah praised the new Parliament building, a day after his party decided to join the Opposition and boycott the inaugural function on May 28. Meanwhile, several J&K parties have come out in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the new Parliament building.

The Hindu

New Parliament building will make every Indian proud, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 26 said the new Parliament building will make every Indian proud, and shared a video of the newly-constructed complex. Posting the video on Twitter, Mr. Modi also urged people to share the video with their voiceover, using the hashtag ‘My Parliament My Pride’.

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Kumaraswamy calls Congress 'hypocrite' for boycotting Parliament inauguration

JD(S) leader and former Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday slammed the “hypocrite Congress” for boycotting the inauguration of the new Parliament building.

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PM Modi to launch special Rs 75 coin to mark inauguration of new Parliament

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be launching a Rs 75 denomination coin to mark the inauguration of the new Parliament building, said a press release by the Ministry of Finance on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Congress: One man's ego has denied President her constitutional privilege to inaugurate new Parl building

The Congress' attack comes a day after as many as 20 opposition parties announced their decision to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Modi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BRS too decides to stay away from new Parliament inauguration

The Hindu

It cannot be a true Parliament without respect for Opposition: Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the rualing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to understand the basic spirit of the shlokas (scriptural verses) written there, and added that where there is pride of power but no respect for the opposition, it cannot be a true Parliament.

The Hindu

Parliament built through constitutional values not by 'bricks of ego': Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said neither getting President Droupadi Murmu to inaugurate the new Parliament building nor inviting her to the ceremony is an “insult” to the country’s highest constitutional post.

The Hindu

BJP has reduced the President’s office to ‘mere tokenism’, says Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge

In a series of tweets, Mr. Kharge said inauguration of the new Parliament building by President Murmu will “symbolise Government’s commitment to Democratic values and Constitutional propriety.”

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President, not PM, should inaugurate new Parliament building: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on May 21 said that the President should inaugurate the new Parliament building and not the Prime Minister.

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Federal government labels neo-Nazis 'political lunatics' following violent clash at anti-immigration rally

Police use pepper spray to contain violence between neo-Nazi and anti-fascist protesters outside Victorian Parliament on Saturday afternoon.

Wales Online

Game of Thrones star witnessed gay nightclub shooting in Belfast

Actor Kristian Nairn was at Belfast's Parliament bar in May 1997 when a policeman was gunned down. The crime remains unsolved after 25 years.

Evening Standard

XR steward says ‘handful of naughty people’ wanted to disrupt London Marathon

Up to 50,000 activists are in Westminster for the third day of a protest dubbed ‘The Big One’, with the race and rally intersecting near Parliament

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Up to 50,000 protestors will be on route of London Marathon

Extinction Rebellion is staging a four-day protest outside Parliament Square

Newsroom.co.nz

‘It looks like everyone is leaving’: How police failed at Parliament

Intelligence warnings went unheeded, no response plan was made and only a handful of police were available to monitor and manage the first day of the Parliament protest.

The Independent UK

Climate campaigners stage protest in Holyrood chamber despite new restrictions

Members of This Is Rigged took action during FMQs, and in the main foyer of the Scottish Parliament.

Reuters

Finland's Marin steps down as party leader

Finland's outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin is stepping down as leader of the Social Democratic party, she said on Wednesday, adding she will serve as a regular lawmaker in the newly elected parliament from next week.

The Independent UK

Opposition disrupts Indian Parliament after Gandhi's ouster

Members of opposition parties dressed in black disrupted India's Parliament and protested in the capital after Rahul Gandhi, a key opposition leader and fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was expelled from the legislature last week

Wales Online

Partygate: The exchanges in Boris Johnson's trial that expose the man he is

Partygate: Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson denies lying to Parliament but his evidence revealed a lot about his character

Wales Online

Streets around Parliament 'have declined into a degree of squalor and disorder’

Concerns for the safety of parliamentarians have been raised

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