New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today installed a historic sceptre ‘Sengol’ next to the Lok Sabha Speaker’s seat in the newly constructed Parliament building.
Here are 5 facts about the sceptre ‘Sengol’:
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The ceremonial sceptre, next to the Speaker’s seat, is called “sengol” – which derives from the Tamil word “semmai”, meaning “righteousness”.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the ‘Sengol’ has played a key role in India’s history. This sceptre was handed over to India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to mark the transfer of power from the British to Indians.
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Until now, the sceptre was housed at a museum in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj.
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Ahead of its installation in the new Parliament building, the ‘Sengol’ was handed over to PM Modi by nearly 30 pontiffs from different Adheenams in Tamil Nadu.
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The one accorded the ‘sengol’ is expected to impart a just and impartial rule.
