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New Delhi, Dec 05: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for a new Parliament building on December 10, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Saturday.
The new building will have an area of 64,500 square metres and is being built at an estimated cost of Rs 971 crore, he said.
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“The existing temple of democracy is completing 100 years… It is a matter of pride for our countrymen that the new one will be built by our own people as a prime example of Aatmanirbhar Bharat,” Birla said here announcing details of the new proposed building.
“The new building will showcase the cultural diversity of the country. Hopefully, in the 75th year of independence, Parliament session…