New Parliament developing: Mayawati backs Centre, calls opposition’s stand unfair

Express News Service

LUCKNOW: While spherical 20 opposition occasions have decided to boycott the inauguration of the model new Parliament developing on May 28 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former UP CM and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati termed the boycott of the event ‘unfair’. She talked about that the central authorities had the acceptable to unveil it as a result of it had constructed it.

Taking to Twitter on Thursday, the BSP chief talked about, “Whether it was the Congress party’s government at the Centre or now the BJP’s, the BSP has always extended its support to them over issues related to the public interest, rising above party politics. Viewing the inauguration of the new Parliament building in the same context, the party welcomes it.”

The BSP chief talked about that it was unfair to boycott the event just because the model new Parliament developing should not be being inaugurated by President Draupadi Murmu. “The government has made it, so it has the right to inaugurate it. It is also unfair to link this with tribal women’s respect. They (opposition) should have thought of this while fielding a candidate against her instead of electing her unopposed.”

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Mayawati expressed gratitude for having acquired an invitation for the inauguration and extended best wants for the success of the event. However, she expressed her lack of capacity to attend owing to her preoccupation with prior engagements. “I have received the invitation for the programme dedicated to the country, meaning the inauguration ceremony of the new Parliament House, for which I am thankful and extend my best wishes. But due to my pre-scheduled engagements regarding the continuous review meetings of the party, I will not be able to attend the function,” Mayawati posted on Twitter in a set of tweets.

Mayawati’s assertion comes after 20 Opposition occasions along with the UP-based Samajwadi Party and its ally, the Jayant Choudhury-led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), issued a joint assertion condemning the event on Wednesday. “Prime Minister Modi’s decision to inaugurate the new Parliament building by himself, completely sidelining President Murmu, is not only a grave insult but a direct assault on our democracy which demands a commensurate response,” the signatories — along with the Congress, AAP, and TMC — had stated. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi had individually launched that his event’s MPs, too, would not attend the inauguration.

Meanwhile, completely different occasions along with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) of Jagan Mohan Reddy, Telugu Desam Party (TDP), AIADMK and the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) have consented to attend the event on May 28.

LUCKNOW: While spherical 20 opposition occasions have decided to boycott the inauguration of the model new Parliament developing on May 28 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former UP CM and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati termed the boycott of the event ‘unfair’. She talked about that the central authorities had the acceptable to unveil it as a result of it had constructed it.

Taking to Twitter on Thursday, the BSP chief talked about, “Whether it was the Congress party’s government at the Centre or now the BJP’s, the BSP has always extended its support to them over issues related to the public interest, rising above party politics. Viewing the inauguration of the new Parliament building in the same context, the party welcomes it.”

The BSP chief talked about that it was unfair to boycott the event just because the model new Parliament developing should not be being inaugurated by President Draupadi Murmu. “The government has made it, so it has the right to inaugurate it. It is also unfair to link this with tribal women’s respect. They (opposition) should have thought of this while fielding a candidate against her instead of electing her unopposed.”googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

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Mayawati expressed gratitude for having acquired an invitation for the inauguration and extended best wants for the success of the event. However, she expressed her lack of capacity to attend owing to her preoccupation with prior engagements. “I have received the invitation for the programme dedicated to the country, meaning the inauguration ceremony of the new Parliament House, for which I am thankful and extend my best wishes. But due to my pre-scheduled engagements regarding the continuous review meetings of the party, I will not be able to attend the function,” Mayawati posted on Twitter in a set of tweets.

Mayawati’s assertion comes after 20 Opposition occasions along with the UP-based Samajwadi Party and its ally, the Jayant Choudhury-led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), issued a joint assertion condemning the event on Wednesday. “Prime Minister Modi’s decision to inaugurate the new Parliament building by himself, completely sidelining President Murmu, is not only a grave insult but a direct assault on our democracy which demands a commensurate response,” the signatories — along with the Congress, AAP, and TMC — had stated. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi had individually launched that his event’s MPs, too, would not attend the inauguration.

Meanwhile, completely different occasions along with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) of Jagan Mohan Reddy, Telugu Desam Party (TDP), AIADMK and the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) have consented to attend the event on May 28.