{"id":325790,"date":"2023-05-27T15:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T15:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/05\/27\/watch-seers-hand-over-sengol-to-pm-ahead-of-new-parliament-opening\/"},"modified":"2023-05-27T15:24:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T15:24:00","slug":"watch-seers-hand-over-sengol-to-pm-ahead-of-new-parliament-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/05\/27\/watch-seers-hand-over-sengol-to-pm-ahead-of-new-parliament-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Seers Hand Over &#8216;Sengol&#8217; To PM Ahead Of New Parliament Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-05\/k24mmi6k_pm-sengol-1200-_625x300_27_May_23.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"Tamil Nadu Seers Hand Over 'Sengol' To PM Ahead Of New Parliament Opening\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Tamil Nadu Seers Hand Over 'Sengol' To PM Ahead Of New Parliament Opening\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Tamil Nadu Seers Hand Over 'Sengol' To PM Ahead Of New Parliament Opening\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-05\/k24mmi6k_pm-sengol-1200-_625x300_27_May_23.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-27T20:54:42+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=702371&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/27052023_n_Sengol_197498_166281_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T3M58S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-05\/k24mmi6k_pm-sengol-1200-_625x300_27_May_23.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=650,height=400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=702371&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">PM Modi accepting ceremonial sceptre &#8216;Sengol&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">New Delhi: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>The ceremonial sceptre &#8216;Sengol&#8217;, which will be installed in the new Parliament building tomorrow, was handed over to Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid chanting of mantras by seers from Tamil Nadu on Saturday, a day ahead of the big ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>PM Modi met the priests or Adheenams, who flew down to the national capital today, at his official residence. The Prime Minister also sought their blessings.<\/p>\n<p>At the inauguration of the new Parliament building on Sunday, the Prime Minister will establish the historical and sacred &#8220;Sengol&#8221; close to the Chair of the Lok Sabha speaker.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Sengol&#8217;, a historical sceptre from Tamil Nadu, was kept in a museum in Allahabad.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Home Minister Amit Shah said that the &#8216;Sengol&#8217; was received by first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to represent the transfer of power from the British.<\/p>\n<p>Countering the Centre, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said there is no documented evidence of Lord Mountbatten, C Rajagopalachari and Jawaharlal Nehru describing the &#8216;Sengol&#8217; as a symbol of transfer of power by the British to India.<\/p>\n<p>The Congress leader alleged that the Prime Minister and his drum-beaters are using the ceremonial sceptre for their political ends in Tamil Nadu.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why does the Congress party hate Indian traditions and culture so much? A sacred Sengol was given to Pandit Nehru by a holy Saivite Mutt from Tamil Nadu to symbolize India&#8217;s freedom but it was banished to a museum as a &#8216;walking stick&#8217;,&#8221; Mr Shah had tweeted in response.<\/p>\n<p>As many as 20 opposition parties have decided to give the parliament inauguration function a miss, contending that it should have been done by President Droupadi Murmu.<\/p>\n<p>With carpets from Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, bamboo flooring from Tripura and stone carvings from Rajasthan, the new Parliament building reflects India&#8217;s diverse culture, as per the government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/watch-tamil-nadu-seers-hand-over-sengol-to-pm-ahead-of-new-parliament-opening-4071987\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] PM Modi accepting ceremonial sceptre &#8216;Sengol&#8217; New Delhi: The ceremonial sceptre &#8216;Sengol&#8217;, which will be installed in the new Parliament building tomorrow, was handed over to Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid chanting of mantras by seers from Tamil Nadu on Saturday, a day ahead of the big ceremony. 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