Who’s In and Who’s Out: The Latest on the May Parliament Building Inauguration

Controversy surrounds the upcoming Sunday inauguration of the new Parliament building, which will be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Several political parties have declared their stance on whether to participate or abstain from this significant event. On Wednesday, nineteen opposition parties, including Congress and Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party, issued a joint statement announcing their boycott of the inauguration. They criticized the event as a serious insult and a direct attack on democracy.

Parties likely to attend inauguration:

1) Lok Janshakti Party (LJP-Ram Vilas)

2) Republican party of India (RPI)

3) Shiv Sena (Shinde group)

4) All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)

5) Bahujan Samaj Party

Parties boycotting the inauguration:

1) Indian National Congress

2) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)

3) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

4) Trinamool Congress (TMC)

5) Janata Dal (United)

6) Nationalist Congress Party

7) Shiv Sena (Udhav Thackeray) 

8) Communist Party of India (Marxist)

9) Samajwadi Party

10) Rashtriya Janata Dal

11) Communist Party of India

12) Indian Union Muslim League

13) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

14) National Conference

15) Kerala Congress (Mani)

16) Revolutionary Socialist Party

17) Rashtriya Lok Dal

18) Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 

19) Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has not yet confirmed their attendance for the inauguration ceremony. ANI reports that a decision will be made tomorrow (Thursday). The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has expressed their uncertainty about attending the ceremony. Party leader Asaduddin Owaisi stated that if Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla does not oversee the inauguration of the new Parliament building, then they will not attend. Owaisi also shared his belief that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should not inaugurate the building.