Om Birla, the speaker of the Lok Sabha, greeted PM Modi as he entered the grounds of Parliament through Gate No. 1.
The prime minister did “Ganapati Homam” to ask Gods to bless the opening of the new Parliament building while priests from Karnataka’s Shringeri Math chanted Vedic hymns.
The prime minister presented shawls and mementos to several workers who were instrumental in the construction of the new Parliament building.
300 Rajya Sabha members and 888 Lok Sabha members can each sit comfortably in the new Parliament building.
The adoption of the Constitution took place in the current structure, which also functioned as independent India’s first Parliament.