25 MAY,2023.
New Parliament to house sceptre that symbolised transfer of power in 1947(PG 1)(GS 2)
25 MAY,2023.
•Prime Minister Narendra Modi will install the Sengol, a sceptre given by the British to India’s fiĀrst Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to represent the transfer of power in 1947, in the new Parliament building, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.
• The sceptre, kept in a museum in Prayagraj, formerly Allahabad, will be installed near the podium of the Lok Sabha Speaker.
• “Sengol makes the spirit of August 15, 1947 unforgettable and the Parliament House is the most appropriate and sacred place to install it,” Mr. Shah said.
•“Transfer of power is not a mere exchange of documents; it is done when the government runs according to traditions and culture.