An uproar erupted within the Rajya Sabha Tuesday over the point out of Sengol by Union Minister Bhupender Yadav throughout the Structure debate.
Yadav mentioned that Sengol was given to the Congress throughout the switch of energy on the time of Independence, however as a substitute of acknowledging it as an emblem of justice, it was transformed right into a “strolling stick”. As Congress members objected and the Chair requested for authentication, Chief of the Home J P Nadda assured the Home he’ll desk all of the details.
The Sengol was put in within the Lok Sabha by PM Narendra Modi on Might 28, 2023 following the inauguration of the brand new Parliament Home.
Rejecting Yadav’s feedback, Congress member Jairam Ramesh mentioned, “No matter he spoke in regards to the Sengol, that may be a story they’ve unfold, that isn’t the historical past. It (Sengol) was not formally handed over to someone. Some individuals got here and that Sengol was given. A ceremony was held and from there they created a brand new historical past. I can desk the proof relating to this.”
To this Nadda mentioned, “This isn’t a narrative. That is actuality. When the nation bought freedom, Lord Mountbatten requested in the event you comply with any ritual in switch of energy and may that ritual be adopted. Jawaharlal Nehru responded that he had no data about it.”
He mentioned that C Rajagopalachari spoke in regards to the “customized adopted within the Chola dynasty and a airplane was despatched to Madras (now Chennai) to deliver the followers of that custom to Delhi”. “They got here and that (Sengol) was given to Nehru with non secular ritual… Later it was positioned in a museum the place it was written — Jawarharlal Nehru’s strolling stick,” Nadda mentioned.
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