NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the old Parliament building will now be known as “Samvidhan Sadan“.
The renaming comes after India’s legislature shifted from the old circular colonial-era Parliament to a swanky new triangular building in a historic moment for the country.
The name Samvidhan Sadan was inspired from the fact that Constituent Assembly meetings to frame the Constitution of the country were held in the building.
Speaking at an event in the Central Hall attended by members from both Houses, PM Modi said every law made in the Parliament, every discussion held and every signal given should encourage the Indian aspiration.
Referring to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, PM Modi made a suggestion for giving a new name to the old Parliament building which has seen history being made.
“I have a suggestion. Now, when we are going to the New Parliament, its (Old Parliament building) dignity should never go down. This should not be left just as the Old Parliament building. So, I urge that if you agree, this should be known as ‘Samvidhan Sadan’,” he said.
PM Modi called upon political parties to make the right decisions about the country’s future and not think only of political benefits.
(With inputs from agencies)
The renaming comes after India’s legislature shifted from the old circular colonial-era Parliament to a swanky new triangular building in a historic moment for the country.
The name Samvidhan Sadan was inspired from the fact that Constituent Assembly meetings to frame the Constitution of the country were held in the building.
Speaking at an event in the Central Hall attended by members from both Houses, PM Modi said every law made in the Parliament, every discussion held and every signal given should encourage the Indian aspiration.
Referring to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, PM Modi made a suggestion for giving a new name to the old Parliament building which has seen history being made.
“I have a suggestion. Now, when we are going to the New Parliament, its (Old Parliament building) dignity should never go down. This should not be left just as the Old Parliament building. So, I urge that if you agree, this should be known as ‘Samvidhan Sadan’,” he said.
PM Modi called upon political parties to make the right decisions about the country’s future and not think only of political benefits.
(With inputs from agencies)