Graceful Ashoka lions replaced by menacing ones, says Opp; frustrated parties, retorts Puri
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the massive Ashokan emblem on the roof of the new Parliament building, Opposition parties hit the roof challenging the “character” and “look” of the Ashokan Lions. Parties like RJD and the TMC hit out at the Modi Government for allegedly distorting the national emblem by replacing the “graceful and regally confident” Ashoka lions with those having menacing and aggressive posture.
While Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri clarified that the new emblem is a “replica” of the one at Sarnath, the BJP hit back at the Opposition saying the real reason behind such criticism is their “frustration” over India creating its own Parliament building under Modi replacing the one by the British over 150 years back.
The verbal duel escalated after the Opposition leaders questioned the Prime Minister, as a head of Executive, inaugurating the emblem and not inviting them at the unveiling ceremony of the national emblems.