PM Modi to install sacred 'Sengol' at new Parliament building
PM Modi to install sacred 'Sengol' at inauguration of new Parliament building Linking India’s traditional and cultural values with the inauguration of the new Parliament building on May 28, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will install ‘Sengol’, a historic golden sceptre, near the Speaker's seat. The Sengol is a sacred symbol of fair and equitable governance. At the inauguration ceremony, PM Modi will also honour around 60,000 workers who built the new Parliament building in record time. The announcement was made by Union Minister Amit Shah during a press conference on Wednesday (May 24). The Minister further informed that this sceptre was handed over to the country's first Prime Minister, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, to mark the transfer of power from the British to Indians. The new building of Parliament will witness the very same event, with Adheenam (Priest) repeating the ceremony and vesting PM Modi with the Sengol. It has been preserved in a museum in Allahabad s...