New Parliament with 900 seats to be ready by 2024 polls, will have a triangular shape

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Bimal Patel, prime minister Modi’s go-to architect, is revamping New Delhi’s Central Vista project, from Rashtrapati Bhavan on one end to India Gate on the other, building a triangular Parliament, converting South Block (which houses the ministries of external affairs, defence and the prime minister’s office) as well as North Block (which houses the ministries of Home & Finance) into museums and demolishing Shastri Bhavan, Krishi Bhavan etc. Watch this interview with ThePrint’s Jyoti Malhotra.
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[@NehaSharma-vz6jp]

Mr. Patel mocked her with sheer class. There is so much to learn from him. 😊

[@kumudbartwal]

I applaud the Architect for the patience he showed in this interview. He was continously interrupted but he kept his cool. His re-developmental design will certainly be good.

[@dhruwwa]

Jyothi is one of those idiots who think they know everything probably twin sister of RAJDEEP. She has the audacity to say INDIANS can only build ugly buildings, it's so naive of her to say so entire stretch of this country is doted with beautiful temples, forts, palaces each having their own character.

[@rajs662]

Most annoying interviewer and idiotic questions.

[@venkytalla]

Horrible interviewer👿

[@niranjanpatel2457]

His grand father built our homes (3) in 1966 in Baroda. His grand father's first big contract was Bank of Baroda head quarter building in Baroda 80-90 years back. This runs in his blood.

[@cmouli]

Wow. Fantastic! God Bless him!

[@hairtransplant1]

Whose idea? whose idea? She was hell bent on asking this question every now and then.

[@sanjkas2810]

Alt c alt v

[@sanjkas2810]

Totally baised anchore….. she want drive her own opinion

[@yusufmithaiwala4033]

Someone should tell her to calm down. This is not the first interview she is doing like this, she did the same with Maldives president. Please let the person speak, how many times will you interrupt while he is speaking. Even I got irritated watching it just 10mins later.

[@Hooli630]

Dear Print, please fire her. Worst interview ever. That man is GOD for staying chill.

[@bibekmisra3488]

Thats what journalist do, ask tough questions.

[@gkmblade]

​@@bibekmisra3488 Why are planning ugly comments? Why are you commenting with demoloshing thoughts? Who are you working for? Tell me who! What was the original idea behind your account?, are you pro-print! Will you be downvoting this comment? or all comments! Do you make Rs.2 comments only here or everywhere? You are the new emperor of youtube comments? haha So what are you going to do about all the dislikes!?! .... If you felt I was being hamfisted, nonsensical and rude, then so was she. None of her questions were for the benefit of the audience. In my personal opinnion she was asking for her own personal obsesions.

[@PseudoProphet]

Dude, he's an architect not a politician, stop interrogating him and let him talk. 🙄🙄

[@jasvindersingh435]

He is more politician, less architect, he plays game for such type of work

[@Xyzabcprrqhig]

@@jasvindersingh435 everyone does that .

[@kunalmandhare3144]

@@jasvindersingh435 ohh by the logic, we should be bjp has always been indeed right on Robert Vardra and Sam Pitroda

[@ManishGupta-jv6ll]

@@jasvindersingh435 Once central vista will be completed his legacy will be entitled for future generations .

[@gautammittal5412]

This does not feel like an interview. This is more like an interrogation.

[@Biman_Goswami]

“You’re not going to build ugly buildings” to the architect thats building it. Constantly interrupts the guest. Get a different anchor please

[@deeptobhattacharyya3249]

although I'm not a BJP fan, but being an architect, I feel annoyed watching her treat him like a politician, he's just doing his work, architects aren't fan of building constantly, it's the demand of the client that makes them do whatever they do

[@samshM]

It's the print.. what do u expect..that's most neutral they can get without sprinkling in their propagandist salt. 😂

[@nitishkumarsharma6326]

I am 10 minutes in and I am irrittated with host.

[@dylanthomas7443]

LOOKS LIKE ALL THE IDIOTS WHO SUPPORT THE GUJJUS ARE ANGRY WITH JYOTI!!! JUST LOOK AT HER QUESTIONS FIRST --- SO PROFESSIONAL -- FIRST THIS PATEL FELLOW SAYS THERE WAS AN IDEA THAT THIS COULD BECOME A MUSEUM (AS IF IT WAS SOME THIRD PARTY'S IDEA!!! ) THEN SHE ASKS "WHOSE IDEA WAS IT?" AND THUS EXPOSES THIS PATEL GUY WHO SAYS "WE DIDNOT HAVE A BETTER IDEA THEN SO WE SAID MUSEUM!!!!" SHE HAS PUT THIS FOOL ON THE DEFENSIVE THROUGHOUT. GOOD JOB JYOTI....................

[@gr8sparty]

Sit on the side and throw crap at normal Indians like you & me & the government, while have their lives sorted on the side with western tours, cocktail parties and lavish lifestyle. #Justleftist things #ThePrint

[@aayushsinghal589]

I'm dropping a 👍only for the architect, otherwise this interview is downright 👎. Her way of discussion resonates a lot like the way candidates do in an SSB GD.

[@AB034TX]

Gentlemen... gentlemen

[@DarkViater_]

Hahaha gentleman........ 😂 #machibazar

[@blackbeast1996]

I agree with chest number 4.

[@pushkarlakhe13]

Wow ! The interviewer is so annoying ! Stop interrupting !

[@sanjeevakki]

Pushkar Lakhe Left liberal’s are annoying!!

[@shiva9484]

Can tell by her hair she is a commie.

[@venkat4502]

Trying to imitate Karan Thapar

[@ibrahim331]

Wooohhhh what idiotic comment, i hope you have seen arnab hahahahha

[@dilipkumar1038]

I didn't see arnab with white_hair😂😂

[@satishdandekar]

Interviewing is not interrogation. We must show respect to the person being interviewed. I appreciate the patience and humility of Mr Patel

[@KedarPadalkar]

I remember the first time I visited delhi in 2013. The first view I got of North block was of mountain of old chairs and furniture dumped one over the other just outside the building. Kudos to this government for having the balls to do what's necessary.

[@aayushsinghal589]

She seems to be interrogating the architect rather than interviewing him. Waylaying every time he tries to speak something informative.

[@shivrajjuvekar]

Ur right

[@TheNocternal]

I just came to comment section to say exactly the same thing and then I found it's said already :-) She only tried her best to prove the idea is all wrong, but failed.

[@vsraghavan62]

Absolutely my thoughts

[@nishn111]

Fking IT cell Trolls

[@tonypaul1640]

@@nishn111 Dumbasshole #chamcha

[@abhijitmore3729]

I really wanted to listen to architect more.. The host is so annoying. He should have better being interviewed by some architect journalist...

[@vnyk413]

SG sir should have done the interview.

[@vnyk413]

SG sir should have done the interview.

[@ananthavishnu1]

27:00 the Saintly architect goes Savage. Malhotra gets what she deserved.

[@acharya8959]

"All of that has character..." He went OP that moment

[@saurabhchamoli7865]

Jyoti Malhotra can not hide her doubts & expresses her perspective that is always one sided & anti-Modi

[@rvind000]

The whole city of Kashi was based on the perfect geometry of temples around the The main Kashi Vishwanath Temple cuz geometry is important if you want to explore deeper dimentions of life. Many Greatest of beings have visited that place for thousands of years. But now people have made houses on top of many temples, there is a mosque in place of the main temple. This is the prime example of how systematical destruction of Original culture of Indian Subcontinent happened.

[@vaddeboinasuvardhanreddy6900]

please madam stop interrupting while he's answering your questions

[@Huzefakhozemasaifee]

Ahhhh! The interviewer is not letting this guy express his idea completely at any point. What is she even doing! How chaotic. What a wasted opportunity.

[@Movieclips-fb4sy]

Print is trying to hard to get something against PM😂 “ i think the PM is the driving force behind this” 😂

[@arun9486]

This interview should be shown to all students learning journalism and simultaneously taught how not to conduct an interview and how to deal with a bad interviewer!

[@rajannegi8883]

She wanted to know would design have anything related to Hinduism

[@tstanmoysamanta]

So next day She can have a Headline like Modi Building Communal Hindu Parlament.

[@rmadhavan6378]

@@tstanmoysamanta Rightly said

[@AlgorithmicEchoes]

It's triangular. I will not be surprised they start screaming that it looks like a temple. Congenital critiques.

[@deeptobhattacharyya3249]

@@AlgorithmicEchoes not really, triangles are actually bad in vaastu, although I;m not a fan of the govt but I do have faith in the architectural fraternity cuz I'm an architect

[@technoyamraj]

It's hexagonal with small and large sides....

[@rajeevranjan-hi1xp]

She is trying to find controversy.

[@kushp7923]

She always has an agenda againt the government ..

[@bs12984]

rajeev ranjan leftist bitches do this everytime

[@sreajan]

Yes she seems to be badly hungry for that.

[@lastjedi9442]

Honestly there’s a big agenda ,only brain dead’s can’t see it

[@lastjedi9442]

Biggest controversy here is a Ahmedabad getting the project 🤣🤣 the Indian economy is fucked n u wanna spent 20,000 cr on this when ppl are dying of hunger

[@blazeplayz123]

Mr Patel is the man for the job. Appreciate his patience & restrain with the comments by the journalists, for example - “ugly buildings”

[@kushp7923]

Ohh the print is so intolerent to opposite views. They deleted my comment 😂 😂

[@KushalTripathi]

The champions of free speech has become content moderator now

[@Prynksngh]

Even the slums acquire character 😹😹😹 bc nailed it.

[@shaurav8008]

In 28min interview she was just trying to hear that BJP wants to destroy colonial history and build a hindu architecture building. 😂 But he didn't give it, smart man

[@ItsSaurabhRaut]

The host is always interrupting.

[@PrernaPalekar]

What do you expect from The Print?

[@ItsSaurabhRaut]

@@PrernaPalekar The Print is one of the best news platform, so i expect a better host.

[@atul1024]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d56ZhqmjgLd9q9k

[@PrernaPalekar]

@@atul1024 true! This is the reason we not only underestimate Hindu or Indianess but also Indian tallent. This woman would have shown much respect to the architect if he was a foreigner. Especially British!

[@shankarnarayananiyer5296]

Stop interrupting lady✋

[@shubhamgaikwad457]

What is she doing? That was pathetic questioning. Such a interesting topic, ruined.

[@iXpress]

Shame on this lady, has no manners and loaded with arrogance

[@sureshnair3264]

Print send her to pull out negative points from him, to show something to leftists.

[@nicku21negi]

This interview reminded me of the YIN-YANG philosophy. Yin : the Annoying lady. Yang: the calm gentleman.

[@birthdayakki]

This woman is ATROCIOUS as an interviewer. Let him finish his sentences. Infuriating really.

[@rajatkush7747]

Worst interviewer!! Zero patience in that lady.

[@kismatphun4421]

What a gentleman!! Giving all the answers so patiently..

[@prakashtiwari8003]

Host is certainly seems to be left motivated. Crap host.

[@HoneyBadgerz]

What the hell 🥵 The host was so rude towards him!! I Felt like she was Interrogating him. 👎

[@prashantnanda6680]

90000 viewings, unanimous agreement “most annoying interviewer” 😡

[@angelapantap]

What a politically motivated host!! Hats off to Mr Patel for keeping his cool n subtly putting her in place!

[@Biman_Goswami]

“Why’d you call it soviet style” “it’s a good word” LOL. Soo rude and disrespectful throughout the entire interrogation. Guest seemed very polite and even he got visibly irate by the end. I’m definitely skipping videos if she’s involbed

[@Rajat1293]

Ofcourse she likes Soviet style bcoz that's where communism came from..😉😛

[@Udawat99]

Well guess who're the masters

[@bhavyapatunjal3674]

"Alexa can I ever punch an old lady without feeling guilty?" *Alexa opens up this video*

[@sauravsardar2786]

This seemed more like an interogation than an interview. It would have been more fruitful to understand the project from him and grill the central government (if the need arises) regarding the need for project.

[@mangeshkhapre1261]

Jyoti ma'am .. could have been better if you would let him finish his thoughts and then go to the next topic.. very interrupting ... The viewers also lose the focus of discussion...

[@KushalTripathi]

This comes when you think of other person being inferior to you. She may be carrying the same perception about Mr. Bimal.

[@shivanidogra7051]

She did though. He just rambled on and on and can be quite tiresome to listen to

[@prakashtiwari8003]

@@shivanidogra7051 how the hell he is rambling? Did you listen to what I just heard or you were listening something completely different? She continuously interrupted him not letting him finishes his sentences.

[@lalitspam5036]

he is so patient, if it was me you could hear a "ay chup baith aurat" 5 min into the interview

[@Shubham0514]

😂

[@tonypaul1640]

😂 😂

[@prakashtiwari8003]

🤣🤣

[@Sunil-yy2yo]

"I hope you fix those toilets" 😲😲 Lutyen aunty woh architect hai , thodi toh izzat karro Kudos to Patel sir for keeping calm, ignoring her crap and answering everything professionally

[@ashishk3523]

Interviewer was so damn annoying! Kudos to architect for keeping the cool.

[@sorayacatfriend]

Interviewer is disrespectful af, only watched for Dr. Patel

[@vishnu4234]

Ar.

[@CitizenJournoIN]

+1

[@RYtbe1]

"Weird style" "why do you call it weird" "it's a good word" what an awesome reply. Bravo

[@arjunsr1296]

I somehow didn't not like the interviewer interrupting the his speech. "So you are not going to build ugly buildings" to the architect. What a pathetic interviewer is she. Is she a journalist or judge and interrogator? He kinda rocked in the response for character in Kashi Vishwanath w.r.t sewage flow. That was totally dope. 😂👍

[@chinmaygangakhedkar9273]

Worst interviewer ever, you cannot be on point, you are asking politically wrapped very loaded questions to an architect. This is the common problem with Indian Journalists, you guys changed your medium to KZbin just to sound cool.

[@jaykantariya2403]

Who talk like this with an eminent architect ?

[@vikasahlawat01]

As usual she wanted to create a controversy

[@pundalikadagal]

She want something to question govt regarding this., shame on this lady. If u r buling , modifying need demolishing.... It seems she needs some common sense.....

[@rjt_b789]

Host is so irritating, won't let him answer her own question and throw another question in between he is answering.. So interrupting she is and irritating as well.

[@AP-do6sv]

No matter what you build, millions will criticize and say its money wasted. India hates making buildings, we love to visit other countries and pay to watch their buildings. i pity him and his thankless job.

[@sunlight2078]

So true. Indians hate to spend money at home but love to abroad

[@CD-123]

His voice is so soothing ♥️

[@footballinrain7111]

What a swine! On the other hand Bimal Patel seems like a mighty interesting character.

[@Mmm-nj5dk]

Really, he is earning all the taxpayers' money through MODI's BS plan. Do we really need this nonsense when the GDP is at -23%, why can't they just improve gov schools and hospitals instead. The current Delhi mode is fine, way better than the rest of the country.

[@davinci2898]

22:50 she's destructed 😅

[@tanmaysingal2179]

I was against this project but listening to the chief architect's vision has put my mind at ease. The project is in good hands and not a fascist conspiracy to concentrate power.

[@rajeshreddy4491]

Translation: The media made to me stress unnecessarily & listening to expert helped

[@saptarshichatterjee36]

@@rajeshreddy4491 lmao! Well said! The way he explained what they did about the Sabarmati project made me question all the bullshit I read about it earlier

[@rajeev4243]

Jyoti Malhotra exceeds my expectations with almost every interview she conducts!! This lady is just amazing with her IQ level and understanding!! Kudos to Print for her and her capabilities!! Other than a case where she has a personal equation with Shekhar Gupta, I don't find any reason for her presence in an otherwise professional team 🤣🤣🤣

[@sriram89ramakrishnan]

As an architect, i wish we should have fully moved to a new building. Shameful we are still running a democracy from the building designed to enslave India.

[@kaustavsaha9817]

Why does Print allot some of the most interesting people to the worst interviewer... This lady is a female Karan Thapar 🤷‍♂️

[@mukeshshaw359]

Mr Patel humiliated the anchor in last 5 minutes.🤣🤣🤣

[@TheJpswaminathan]

Is she from the Karan Thapar School of Annoyance?

[@suvasishkajuri495]

Soviet style that's the mentality she has

[@bonecracker97]

Let the man speak !

[@prof.rajeshwariformerdirec7060]

Excellent responses by Sri Bimal Patel. He didn't allow the interviewer to undermine his work. He is the right man for the job....She wanted him to criticise the Government of Sri Narendra Modi, but he stood solidly behind the PM's vision!

[@Takenyao123]

Triangle Parliament? Illuminati confirmed.

[@deepakgoyal483]

Takenyao123 😂😂

[@Takenyao123]

@jyo what ever.

[@neelabhraj10]

@Sourabh Ghosh Bhaiya kha se maal score karte ho , i want to get as high as you .

[@neelabhraj10]

@Sourabh Ghosh I must apologise for the 'bland sarcastic comment' , i should have suggested a good pychiatrist for linking government plans to upgrade an aging , old parliament with illuminati conspiracy .

[@mannagarwal5390]

There's a very real Jewish lobby in the Western world, but it doesn't exist here in India.

[@deepak1akrs]

I would be hard-pressed to find a worse anchor/host for this interview. And I believe she has spoilt nearly half a dozen interviews for me so far...

[@abhinav5847]

there was a 50-50 reaction - when you visited sometimes ago - that's why

[@vipuljain42]

i have read his work and understand his thought process. as a structural engineer and a practising architect and as someone who has read his publishings and papers, i know he is one of the practical architects of the country.

[@nagamanjunath2102]

"A colonial era 130 odd year old building needs to be protected" - what a slave meltality! What have you ever built on your own as a nation? NOTHING.! A slave building is protected to show the white men how loyal we are even after 130 years.! What a masterpiece.!

[@sibudasbaishnab.6281]

Liberal punjabis of delhi always dream of their purani delhi and want it unchanged like this lady. Slave mentality.😡😡😡✌✌.

[@saurabhkawatra8938]

At the same time, it symbolises the triump of liberalisation over tyranny. 😉

[@anilpatil007]

Shameless anchor, trying to instigate and make him a controversial statement

[@foulcamel5973]

Bad interview, continuously trying to establish connection between bimal with modi,specially at end of video...

[@flyingspaghettimonster3791]

earlier i was critical about this project but now i think it's important as most of the new development will be done by demolishing only those buildings which were not historical in the true sense.

[@cataclysmal5315]

The project should be made with the vision to make the complex sustain till next century, and attractive enough to get world heritage site tag.

[@pradeepgoud3249]

Please find a better host, we would like to hear from the man of moment, his thoughts not your pointless questions..

[@elbonia4682]

Mr. Patel is probably used to such an interrogative approach since he is an architect, I've heard nightmare stories about thesis defences in architecture schools

[@abhissri6666]

This is Jyoti Malhotra- i have not done my homework on what questions to ask, I will walk in, interrupt, peddle my agenda, somehow try to link HIM with the projects, ask stupid questions - what does a political person has to do with architecture? - this goes beyond me- it's the task to elected representatives to build buildings, parks, monuments for public- right from municipality, state to Central Govt.

[@vikranthreddy9123]

If even our parliament lacks infrastructure, then how important parliament was for these politicians? Also, the last question about acquiring a character in 150 years, this type of colonial mentality that does not support any changes in the country. ( I am not free of it entirely)

[@kushagrashah4160]

This is what happen to architects in every thesis jury. 🤭

[@arunsnair83]

Tukde tukde host interviewing respected guest ..shame on SG and the print

[@vkramchander1126]

The interviewer's bias and presumptions are clearly visible in her interrogation ! The architect was very articulate, disarming and a thorough gentleman.

[@kidsurfer007]

Two thumbs up to Interviewee and two thumbs down to Jyoti ji for not been able to hide her agenda.

[@zerox2016]

This interview was a disaster. Just let him finished his point before asking another question

[@kumarprasad152]

After watching this interview, although annoying from her side, a big relief that she didn't ask him for his opinion on CAA and NRC.

[@govindjayakumar]

This is man is worth hearing. Hooe he gets more infrastructure projects done in time and perfection

[@rohitrane1900]

womansplaining to the poor guy! he's an architect not a politician. Have some decency.

[@Huzefakhozemasaifee]

Lol

[@keshav1989]

She doesnt listen and doesnt let the person complete his answers. Very annoying!

[@hpremjit]

I thought she does this to only hardened politicians, but no! She will even pounce on harmless gentleman of an architect.

[@ROHITKUMAR-ft2sv]

"You are not building ugly buildings"...after hearing that he must be like first stop yur ugly journalism 😂😂😂😂

[@gouravaseri3705]

A mastermind genius man he is for sure

[@jgala70]

A Very Interesting interview and Very well explained Project & plan's by the Architect.

[@pulsar2842]

splendid, the interviewer did a commendable job. watched @ 1.5x speed yet the "jugalbandi" between the host and guest was terrific.

[@vijayraghavann.s1823]

Bimal Patel is walking on the pathway made by his father Mr Hasmukh Patel. He will be proud to leave behind a legacy for generations to come when his name is identified with the Indian Parliament. Gujarat has produced several great Architects, including his father. I wish him all the best in this historic endeavour, and hope he truly comes up with a spectacular design which symbolises history, the present and future of our great Nation,

[@reetammitra2943]

Why a Gujju in everything? Even the BJP has people from other states.

[@rohitkambli2007]

The architect deserves to be intervied by someone better than the 'elitist' Lutyens media.

[@pavanragala9238]

27:00 wow😂

[@jay19chandra77]

Incredible! Everything will be modernized. What about this bickering politicians? Is there also a plan for modernize our politicians, educating the ruckus, utterly misbehaving, and breaking India forces within our parliamentarians??

[@anilshandilyaa]

Govt of India spends 1000 crore of rent annually now, which would be the day of past thing,once the Project completed Wonder whose pocket this 1000 crore per year goes