The upcoming inauguration of the new Parliament building, set to be conducted on Sunday and led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has generated controversy. Various political parties have declared their intentions to either abstain from or participate in this significant event. On Wednesday, a joint statement was released by nineteen opposition parties, including the Congress and Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party, where they announced their boycott and criticised the inauguration as a "grave insult" and a "direct assault" on democracy.
Parties attending the inauguration:
1) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
2) Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP)
3) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)
4) Telugu Desam Party (TDP)
5) Biju Janata Dal (BJD)
Parties likely to attend inauguration:
1) Lok Janshakti Party (LJP-Ram Vilas)
2) Republican party of India (RPI)
3) Shiv Sena (Shinde group)
4) All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)
5) Bahujan Samaj Party
Parties boycotting the inauguration:
1) Indian National Congress
2) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
3) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
4) Trinamool Congress (TMC)
5) Janata Dal (United)
6) Nationalist Congress Party
7) Shiv Sena (Udhav Thackeray)
8) Communist Party of India (Marxist)
9) Samajwadi Party
10) Rashtriya Janata Dal
11) Communist Party of India
12) Indian Union Muslim League
13) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
14) National Conference
15) Kerala Congress (Mani)
16) Revolutionary Socialist Party
17) Rashtriya Lok Dal
18) Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
19) Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
Parties that are undecided
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS): According to ANI, the decision regarding the attendance of BRS MPs at the inauguration ceremony will be made tomorrow (Thursday).
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM): Party chief Asaduddin Owaisi said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi should not inaugurate this. If Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will not inaugurate the new Parliament building, then we (AIMIM) will not attend the ceremony.”
