New Parliament constructing inauguration: Congress on Friday questioned the authenticity of the federal government’s narrative on the ‘Sengol’, which can be put in shut to the Chair of the Lok Sabha speaker after the inauguration of the new Parliament constructing by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28.
Congress chief Jairam Ramesh claimed there is no such thing as a documented proof of Lord Mountbatten, C Rajagopalachari and Jawaharlal Nehru describing the ‘Sengol’ as a symbol of the transfer of power by the British to India. He additional mentioned that each one claims circulating about ‘Sengol’ are “sometimes false narratives from WhatsApp University. He additionally alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his drum-beaters are utilizing the ceremonial sceptre for his or her political ends in Tamil Nadu.
Typically false narratives from WhatsApp University
“Is it any surprise that the new Parliament is being consecrated with typically false narratives from WhatsApp University? The BJP/RSS Distorians stand exposed yet again with Maximum Claims, Minimum Evidence,” mentioned the Congress chief.
He claimed {that a} majestic sceptre conceived of by a spiritual institution within the Madras province and crafted in Madras City (now Chennai) was certainly offered to Nehru in August 1947. “A majestic sceptre conceived of by a religious establishment in then Madras province and crafted in Madras city was indeed presented to Nehru in August 1947.”
‘No documented proof’
On the BJP claim that the golden sceptre was a symbol of the transfer of power and that it went into oblivion post-independence, Ramesh mentioned, “There is no documented evidence whatsoever of Mountbatten, Rajaji and Nehru describing this sceptre as a symbol of the transfer of British power to India. All claims to this effect are plain and simple — BOGUS. Wholly and completely manufactured in the minds of a few and dispersed into WhatsApp, and now to the drum-beaters in the media. Two of the finest Rajaji scholars with impeccable credentials have expressed surprise.”
Why is President Droupadi Murmu not being allowed to inaugurate
He additional mentioned that the sceptre was later saved for show at the Allahabad Museum. “What Nehru said there on December 14, 1947, is a matter of public record despite whatever labels may say. The sceptre is now being used by the PM & his drum-beaters for their political ends in Tamil Nadu. This is typical of this brigade that embroiders facts to suit its twisted objectives,” he mentioned. “The real question is why is President Droupadi Murmu not being allowed to inaugurate the new Parliament?” he added.
As many as 20 opposition events have determined to boycott the ceremony to protest the “sidelining” of President Murmu. The Opposition events had mentioned the prime minister’s choice to inaugurate it by himself, “completely sidelining President Droupadi Murmu, is not only a grave insult but a direct assault on our democracy which demands a commensurate response”. In a joint assertion on Wednesday, 19 political events mentioned, “When the soul of democracy has been sucked out of Parliament, we discover no worth in a new constructing.
On Thursday, the BJP had alleged that the Congress displayed disregard for Hindu traditions by calling the sacred ‘Sengol’ a “golden stick gifted” to India’s first prime minister Nehru and tucking it away in a museum. The vesting of the “sacred ‘Sengol'” with Nehru, on the eve of India’s Independence, was the precise second of transfer of power from the British to India, BJP chief Amit Malviya had mentioned.
