New Parliament Building Inauguration: PM Modi places 'Sengol' inside complex, seeks blessings of adheenams

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived at the new Parliament building complex alongside Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla.

Shortly after he arrived at the location, PM Modi attended a havan and performed a puja at the premises ahead of the inauguration. He also bowed down to the Sengol and sought blessings from all the 21 Adheenams. He later entered the new Parliament building carrying the sengol following which he placed the historic relic beside the speaker’s chair. He also paid floral tributes to the sengol. After placing the sengol in the parliament, PM Modi felicitated the workers involved in the construction of the new Parliament building complex. He later unveiled the plaque to mark the inauguration of the new Parliament building. Seers from various faith recited prayers at the havan ceremony. The morning phase will end at close to 9:30 am after which the second leg of the ceremony is expected to begin at noon with the singing of the national anthem in the Lok Sabha chamber in the presence of all the dignitaries including PM Modi. At 11:30 am, all the invitees including members of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha, chairman and other distinguished guests are expected to be seated in the Lok Sabha chamber in the new building. With the grand inauguration of the new Parliament building today, thousands of police personnel have been deployed in Lutyens’ Delhi in and around the new Parliament building complex. Meanwhile, wrestlers protesting at Jantar Mantar, barely two kilometres away, have decided to carry on with their “Mahapanchayat” no matter what. The police, on the other hand, are on high alert to ensure that no protestor moves toward the new Parliament complex as permission has not been granted to hold the “Mahila Mahapanchayat”. With inputs from agencies Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News , India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook _,_  Twitter  and  Instagram _._