Recently ‘Sengol’, a 5- feet long golden sceptre gained the attention from all over the nation. This long sceptre became quite controversial too with people questioning as to is this really a symbol of justice? And suddenly why the ruling party is giving so much importance to this long sceptre?
The Opposition is saying that all the drama around the ‘Sengol’ is to divert and hide the reality of ruling Government. And also Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying hard to enter the Dravidian state which is Tamil Nadu (TN).
The ‘Sengol’ is made of pure gold and is about 60 inches long. ‘Sengol’ is considered to be the symbol of justice, transfer of power and good governance. On August 14, 1947 ‘Sengol’ was accepted by Jawaharlal nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. Before being handed over to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this sceptre was kept at the museum of Allahabad.
‘Sengol’ is a word derived from the Tamil word ‘Semmai’ meaning ‘righteousness.’ The historical sceptre was made of silver, coated with gold and crowned with Nandi on top. This was handed over to the first Prime Minister of the Republic of India, from Viceroy Lord Mountbatten on August 14, 1947 to mark the transfer of power from British Raj to India.
Three days ago, Union Home Minister Amit Shah briefed the press to explain the significance of the ‘Sengol’ that was to be introduced and installed in the new Parliament building. The new Parliament was inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi on May 28.
The ‘Sengol’ controversy has also interpreted by many as ‘Political tool’ to play. The sceptre was handed over to Prime Minister Modi by the non-Brahminical priest. There are rumors saying that, the BJP is using the recent conflict as a tool to enter Tamil Nadu.
Handing over of ‘Sengol’ to Prime minister Modi after 75 years of independence is viewed as suspicious move by certain section of people. More ever there are many controversies not only around the long sceptre ‘Sengol’, but also around the inauguration of the new Parliament.
The inauguration has faced boycott by the opposition parties like Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Bannerji and many other prominent opposition leaders. However, Former Prime Minister H. D. Devegowda participated in the inaugural ceremony of the new Parliament building.
The new Parliament building was inaugurated on May 28. At the same time, certain section of the people are of the opinion that when the country is going through an economical crisis, the building of new parliament shouldn’t have become the main priority. It’s good to witness the interest of ruling party over the art and cultural heritage of the country, but priority over this has invited criticism from certain sections of the society. Neither the ‘Sengol’ nor cultural heritage should matter above country’s good and symbolizing the sceptre will not help the Government to give good governance or be just and fair, aver certain citizens.