The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena on Friday hit out at the Centre for not inviting President Droupadi Murmu for the inauguration of the new Parliament building, and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi considers the new complex his “estate” as he feels that it has been created by him. In an editorial in its mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, the Sena (UBT) also took a dig at the BJP over this issue, and sought to know whether BJP stalwart L K Advani has been invited for the May 28 event or not.

Twenty opposition parties, including the Congress and the Sena (UBT), have announced that they would boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building at the hands of PM Modi, contending that it is the president who should do the honours. “Modi’s policy is that the new Parliament building has been built by me and it is my estate. So the plaque will only have my name. This arrogance is dangerous for democracy,” the party said. The new Parliament does not belong to any party but to the country, it said, adding that BJP leaders talking about democracy was a joke.