Question

the parliament building essay 300 words​

Answer 1

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In 1919, the administration in Delhi was facing a logistical problem. When the plans for the new capital city of Delhi were being drawn up in 1913, it was visualised that sprawling Governor General’s house (now Rashtrapati Bhawan) would also have, within it, the existing unicameral legislative council.This made sense because the council was small. In the summer months, its meetings were held in the viceregal lodge in Shimla. And in the winter months, the council met in its chambers inside a building (the Delhi Legislative Assembly), which also housed the government secretariat. But the breadcrumbs of self-government flowing from the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1918 resulted in the creation of a bicameral legislature.

This meant that the administration had to find space for legislative chambers for two houses. The challenge was with respect to the newly-created larger legislative assembly with 140 members. The administration came up with two proposals. One was to house the legislative assembly in a shamiana (tent). And the other was to remodel an existing building to accommodate the legislative assembly. The first proposal was rejected as it was felt that accommodating “members under canvas would tend to give the new legislative procedure a start under unfavourable conditions”. The administration went ahead with the second proposal and constructed a larger council chamber in the secretariat building. In 1921, this became the home of the first central legislative assembly