evidence: Every Indian is full of pride seeing the new Parliament House, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on May 28, addressing dignitaries inside the new Parliament building, which he had inaugurated earlier in the day. [...] During the inauguration ceremony, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh read out messages from President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. [...] Earlier, declaring their intention to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament, 19 Opposition parties — including the Congress — had issued a joint statement saying that there was no value in a new building when the "soul of democracy has been sucked out from the Parliament." The four-storey building has been constructed at an estimated cost of ₹970 crore. The building has been designed by Ahmedabad-based HCP Design, Planning and Management, and constructed by Tata Projects Limited.