TDP, BJD will attend new Parliament building inauguration

Amaravati/Bhubaneswar: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday said they will take part in the inauguration of the new Parliament building scheduled on May 28 in New Delhi.

The TDP will be represented by its MPs on Sunday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the ceremony by inaugurating it.

TDP will attend the new Parliament building inauguration. MPs from the TDP will attend the event, said a party statement shared with PTI.

On Wednesday evening, ruling YSRC president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy confirmed that his party will participate in the inauguration.

In a statement, BJD's national spokesperson, Sasmit Patra said the President of India is the head of the state and the Parliament represents the 1.4 billion people of the country.

"Both the institutions are symbols of Indian democracy and draw their authority from the Constitution of India. Their authority and stature should always be safeguarded," he said.

"BJD believes that these constitutional institutions should be above any issue which may affect their sanctity and honour. Such issues can always be debated later in the Parliament. Hence, the BJD will be a part of this momentous occasion," Patra said.

Earlier, 19 opposition political parties, including the Congress have announced a boycott of the ceremony, demanding that President Droupadi Murmu and not PM Narendra Modi do the inauguration.