New Parliament will witness making of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, says PM Modi

"It is a very historic day. Today is a milestone in India's democratic history... We, the people of India, will together build this new building of Parliament," Modi said

Describing the laying of the foundation stone of the new Parliament building as a “milestone in India’s democratic history”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said if the old Parliament House gave direction to the country post-Independence, the new one would be a witness to the making of an “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”.

Addressing a gathering after performing the ground-breaking ceremony, Modi urged the people to take a pledge to keep “India First” and asserted that every decision should increase the strength of the country, whose interest is paramount.

Asserting that Indian democratic traditions predate the Magna Carta, a 13th century document many scholars