Explained: The idea of ‘new’ Parliament is at least 7 years old. Here’s the background | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: The idea of ‘new’ Parliament is at least 7 years old. Here’s the background | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Shyamlal Yadav |Edited by Explained Desk |New Delhi |Updated: September 14, 2019 1:51:39 pm

Explained: The idea of ‘new’ Parliament is at least 7 years old. Here’s the background

According to Hardeep Singh Puri, one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream projects is “to reconstruct those buildings built between 1911 and 1927 like North Block, South Block, Rashtrapati Bhawan and Parliament building”.

The proposal to revamp Parliament is not new — at least two Speakers of Lok Sabha have earlier officially underlined the need to upgrade Parliament House, or to build a new structure. (Source: File)

Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri has said that he expects that “by the time we meet in 2024, at the time of the next election…, we will be in a new Parliament building”.