New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that a new Parliament building may be constructed by 2022 when the nation celebrates its 75th year of Independence.
He was speaking on the sidelines of the inauguration of newly-constructed duplex apartments for MPs here.
Modi inaugurated 36 duplex flats, meant for accommodation of MPs in North Avenue of central Delhi, which have been constructed by demolishing the earlier apartments constructed in 1951-52. Construction of the new flats was completed ahead of the two years' scheduled completion date.
He said that it is being felt that the Parliament House building needs to be given a facelift in terms of modern facilities to showcase its grandeur or a new building may be c...