Indian lawmakers attend their last session before moving to a new Parliament building

 Indian lawmakers sat in the last session before moving to a new Parliament building, responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call Monday that saw him lauding India’s parliamentary history and the recently concluded Group of 20 summit.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,center, greets the media as he arrives for five-day special session of the Parliament, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Monday's sitting is the last one to be held in the old parliament building and the future proceedings will be moved to a new building from Tuesday.
(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

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