Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a surprise visit to the under-construction new Parliament building in New Delhi.
Accompanied by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the PM spent more than an hour at the site and inspected various works in the evening. He observed the facilities coming up at both houses of the Parliament, sources said. He also interacted with the construction workers.
Revamping the three-km Rajpath from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to the India Gate, constructing a common central secretariat, a new office and residence of the prime minister, and a new vice-president enclave are also part of the project being executed by the CPWD, which comes under the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry.
