Old Parliament Building Renamed 'Samvidhan Sadan' After Functioning of House Shifted to New Building
"The building where we gathered in the morning will now be known as Samvidhan Sadan," he said. Earlier, at a function held in the Central Hall of the old Parliament building, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested that the building should be renamed "Samvidhan Sadan". "We are shifting to the new Parliament building. It is an auspicious day, it is Ganesh Chaturthi," he said.
New Delhi, September 19: The old Parliament building will now be known as 'Samvidhan Sadan', Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Tuesday as the functioning of Parliament shifted to its new building here. The Speaker also announced that henceforth, terms such as 'House', 'Lobby', and 'Galleries' used in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha will refer to the new building, which is now the Parliament House of India. Old Parliament Building to Be Known as 'Samvidhan Sadan', Says PM Narendra Modi as House Proceedings Shift to New Parliament Building (Watch Video).
"The building where we gathered in the morning will now be known as Samvidhan Sadan," he said. Earlier, at a function held in the Central Hall of the old Parliament building, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested that the building should be renamed "Samvidhan Sadan". "We are shifting to the new Parliament building. It is an auspicious day, it is Ganesh Chaturthi," he said. PM Narendra Modi Leads Historic March of MPs From Old Parliament House to New Parliament Building (Watch Videos).
"My suggestion is that as we are going to the new building, the glory of this building should never decline. It should not be called just the old Parliament... It can be named Samvidhan Sadan," Modi said. Members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Tuesday gathered at the historic Central Hall of the old Parliament building for the function.