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Debjit Mukherjee: On Monday, PM Modi unveiled the cast of the national emblem (Ashokan lions with menacing and aggressive posture) on the roof of the new Parliament building in the presence of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh and also attended a religious ceremony at the site.
Opposition parties such as the Congress, CPI(M), RJD, TMC, and AIMIM have hit out at the Narendra Modi-led central government for “distorting” the national emblem and sought immediate change. The opposition leaders have also accused the Prime Minister of flouting constitutional norms and not inviting them to the event.
Responding to all allegations by opposition parties, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that those opposing the massive national emblem cast atop the new Parliament building needs to appreciate the “impact of angle, height and scale when comparing the two structures”. “If one looks at the Sarnath emblem from below it would look as calm or angry as the one being discussed” he explained in a series of tweets along with images.
“If an exact replica of the original were to be placed on the new building, it would barely be visible beyond the peripheral rail.” “Sense of proportion & perspective. Beauty is famously regarded as lying in the eyes of the beholder. So is the case with calm & anger. The original #Sarnath #Emblem is 1.6 mtr high whereas the emblem on the top of the #NewParliamentBuilding is huge at 6.5 mtrs height” he added.
