National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Friday 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.
“Setting aside the brouhaha about the inauguration for a moment, this building is a welcome addition. The old Parliament House has served us well but as someone who has worked there for a few years, a lot of us often spoke amongst ourselves about the need for a new and improved parliament building. Better late than never is all I’ll say and this one looks pretty damn impressive,” the former J&K chief minister said, in a tweet.
NC Member of Parliament Hasnain Masoodi on Thursday announced the decision to stay away from the inaugural function, saying “it’s really unfair that the President is not being called for the inauguration of the new building”.
