New Parliament building LIVE updates: Phase II of inaugural event begins

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12:43 PM

New Parliament is a combination of Indian tradition and technology: VP's message

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh reads out Vice President's message in the Parliament.

12:37 PM

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh in the new Parliament

12:30 PM

Wrestlers jump over barricades to march towards Parliament

Protesting wrestlers along with their supporters jumped over the police barricades and tried to march towards the newly constructed Parliament building. However, they were stopped by the police, deployed in large numbers reported IANS.

 

Wrestlers, including Sakshi Malik also clashed with police officials when they were stopped by police while marching towards the Parliament.

 

Videos of the wrestlers jumping over the police barricades at the Jantar Mantar were also doing rounds on social media.

 

As per initial reports, police have also detained a few people and they are taking them to a nearby police station from the protest site.

 

Meanwhile, multi-layer barricades have been installed from Jantar Mantar to the newly constructed Parliament building.

 

Thousands of police personnel have been deployed in the bordering areas, including Tikri, Ghazipur, Singhu and Badarpur borders and police are conducting thorough vehicle inspections for those entering from the borders.

 

The police have also made a formal request to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) seeking permission to establish a temporary jail at the MC Primary Girls School located at Kanjhawala Chowk, Old Bawana. This request has been made in case the need arises to mainatin law and order sitation.

 

Since April 23, prominent Indian wrestlers such as Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Vinesh Phogat have been staging a protest at Jantar Mantar against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

12:27 PM

Speaker welcomes PM Modi, all rise for National Anthem

PM Modi's convoy and delegates arrived at the new Parliament for the second leg of the inaugural event. The speaker welcomed the PM after which everyone rose for the National Anthem. 

7:40 AM

New Parliament building inauguration LIVE: Floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi

PM Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at the Parliament House, ahead of the inauguration of the new building.

 

7:39 AM

PM Modi highlights TN's contribution to Indian nationalism

"Tamil Nadu has been centre of Indian nationalism in every era," PM Narendra Modi said while meeting Adheenams

 

7:37 AM

A new Parliament building for new India: SRK

7:16 AM

New Parliament building inauguration LIVE: Our parliament is the temple of our democracy: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Our parliament is the temple of our democracy. There was a time when Rahul Gandhi tore the ordinance by our government, our PM in front of the public & undermined our democracy. The opposition parties have always undermined democracy. I want to thank the PM for strengthening the democratic institutions. The opposition must rethink their decision and participate in this (ceremony): Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on new Parliament inauguration ceremony

 

7:09 AM

VIPs reaching new Parliament House ahead of the inauguration ceremony

7:07 AM

Security tightened near Singhu border as Khap panchayat leaders, farmers to join protesting wrestlers'

7:04 AM

Adheenams from different mutts across Tamil Nadu leave for new Parliament building inauguration

7:03 AM

Security heightened at Jantar Mantar ahead of protesting wrestlers' march towards new Parliament

7:02 AM

I want to thank PM for strengthening democratic institutions: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw