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Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday highlighted the 'stark disparity' within the country in form of the wealth creation and said that bridging it will play an important role for the country in achieving a 'developed nation' status. His remark came while he was addressing a function in the Central Hall of the old Parliament building.

Nothing India's rank on the Human Development Index, the Congress leader said that our country ranks 131st among 189 countries. He also added that 10 per cent of India's population controlled 73 per cent of the total wealth, while 73 per cent of the wealth created in 2017 gravitated towards the wealthiest one per cent.

The Congress leader claimed that 670 million people in the country saw their wealth increase by one per cent in 2017. He also said that lowering inflation, creating jobs and bolstering the health and education sectors were key for India becoming a developed nation by 2047.

PM Modi meeting Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge (Image Credits: ANI)

"This stark disparity presents a crucial challenge in ensuring that millions living below the poverty line have access to fundamental necessities such as food, shelter and healthcare - a prerequisite for moving towards a developed nation status," he added.

The event also witnessed the presence of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Pralhad Joshi and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge.

"India is not a homogeneous society, We are a heterogeneous society, we need to maintain a harmonious society," he said.

Members of Parliament on Tuesday proceeded to the new Parliament building after bidding farewell to the old building. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha at the Central Hall of the Old Parliament building after which he proceeded outside.

The MPs raised slogans of 'Vande Mataram' and ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ as they walked.

The five-day special session of Parliament was called by the government last month taking the opposition by surprise. The decision was announced by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi.

(With inputs from agency)