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Officials at the Allahabad Museum, home of the historic 'Sengol' for seven decades, said their treasured possession moving to the new Parliament building in the national capital is a matter of pride for them as well as the residents of Prayagraj.
PM Modi installed a historic 'Sengol' next to the Lok Sabha Speaker's seat in the new Parliament building inaugurated on Sunday
In an interview with The Indian Express, Pillai told Alind Chauhan that the Prime Minister is appealing to a cultural — or some might say, a civilisational — legitimacy. The placement of the senkol near the Speaker's chair is to give that chair — which derived meaning so far via Western parliamentary conventions that we adopted and adapted — a more visibly Hindu quality and casing.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the new Parliament gives 'a message to the world about India's determination'
PM Modi is all set to inaugurate the new Parliament building in New Delhi today, with new and improved Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha seating, as well as the historic Sengol sceptre.