Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin calls out BJP's actions, urging them to make Tamil an official language, halt Hindi imposition, and prioritize Tamil Nadu's development rather than symbolic gestures like installing Sengol.
"Sengol is a symbol of justice not a symbol of monarchy...Sengol is strategically kept behind the Speaker's chair to remind him to be just to all the parties in the parliament...Removing Sengol is equal to doing injustice..." Vummidi said speaking to ANI on Friday.
Amid the ongoing row over comments by Samajwadi Party (SP) Member of Parliament (MP) RK Chaudhary calling Sengol, a symbol of the monarchy, Cabinet Minister Sanjay Nishad hit out at SP leader and said that he should refrain from giving absurd statements.
A meeting of the floor leaders of the INDIA bloc will be held today at 5 p.m. at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's residence here in the national capital.
Amid the ongoing political controversy ignited by Samajwadi Party (SP) Member of Parliament (MP) RK Chaudhary's recent comments calling it a symbol of the monarchy, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the remarks made are "condemnable and indicate their ignorance".
"The Constitution is the symbol of democracy. The BJP government, under PM Modi, installed the Sengol in Parliament. 'Sengol' means 'Raj-Dand' or 'Raja ka Danda'. After ending the princely order, the country became independent. Will the country be run by 'Raja ka danda' or the Constitutio
Samajwadi Party (SP) Member of Parliament (MP) RK Chaudhary's recent comments on the Sengol have ignited a political controversy. Chaudhary questioned the presence of Sengol in Parliament, calling it a symbol of monarchy.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that while the Bharatiya Janata Party has a vision for the country's development, the INDIA bloc lacks synergy among themselves and is together only for power.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and alleged that the Dravidian party is an enemy of Tamil Nadu's future and its culture.
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the sacred 'Sengol,' pride of Tamil society, in front of an exuberant 30,000 people here on Wednesday, eliciting cheers from the crowd.
Ahead of the Budget session to be commenced today, President Droupadi Murmu departs from the Rashtrapati Bhavan for the Parliament Building on the traditional buggy.
Asserting that India is proud of the vibrant culture and heritage of Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalls the installation of sacred Sengol in the new Parliament and says that it was an attempt to draw inspiration from the model of good governance that the Tamil heritage has g