New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the foundation-laying ceremony and perform 'Bhumi Pujan' of the new parliament building on December 10. The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Centre to go ahead with the proposed foundation stone laying ceremony for the Central Vista project after the government assured it that no construction or demolition work would be done till the apex court decides the pending pleas on the issue.

Earlier on Saturday, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Saturday confirmed the same and said that the new building will be functional by August 15, 2021.

In September, Tata Projects Limited won the bid to construct the new parliament building at a cost of Rs 861.90 crore. The new building will be c...