Guwahati: The fight over the inauguration of new Parliament building on Friday seems to be far from over—now the political cockfight is going between the ruling regime and opposition parties over the issue of ‘Sengol’— a 5 feet long sceptre that will be installed near the Speaker’s seat in the new Parliament.

For Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) the chief minister of Assam Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has taken the charge of countering the opponents in Assam. “The Leftists seem to be not happy with the use of Sengol. They are disregarding our Hindu culture and tradition by relegating Sengol,” Sarma alleged.

“The Sengol was integral to our Independence but the Left relegated it as a nondescript ‘walking stick’ in a museum corner despite Pt Nehru’s crucial role. Another instance of how an entire eco-system censored any event in history that glorified ancient Bharat and Hindu rituals,” Sarma tweeted.

The historic sceptre ‘Sengol’ was received by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on August 14, 1947, to represent the symbol of the transfer of power from the Britishers to India. The same spectre will be handed over to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by the head priest of Madurai Adheenam on Sunday.

Notably, this is the same Sengol that was accepted by the first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru at his residence on the night of August 14, in the presence of several leaders.

“It is really unfortunate that the Leftists and many likeminded people from their coterie are making baseless comments on Sengol without knowing the history and the background of our rich cultural heritage. We never wanted to politicise the inaugural programme of our new Parliament building. Sadly, our friends from the opposition have turned out to be a matter of political debate,” Sarma quipped.