Opposition Boycotts as Modi Opens India's New Parliament Building.

India's major opposition parties boycotted the inauguration of a new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, criticizing the event and saying Modi had sidelined President Droupadi Murmu. Modi delivered an almost 40-minute speech in which he hailed India's parliamentary democracy and said the country had left behind its colonial past, referring to the old Parliament building that was built by the British when they ruled India. The new triangular-shaped building, built at an estimated cost of $120 million, is part of a $2.8 billion revamp of British-era offices and residences in central New Delhi that will also include blocks of buildings to house government ministries and departments, and Modi's new private residence.