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A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the national emblem atop the new Parliament building, another controversy erupted, this time over the “facial expression and built” of the Ashokan lions on it.
NEW DELHI, July 12: Opposition members and activists among others on Tuesday accused the Government of distorting the national emblem by replacing the “graceful and regally confident” Ashokan lions with those having menacing and aggressive posture and sought immediate change. “Narendra Modi Ji, please observe the face of the Lion, whether it is representing the statue of Great Sarnath or a distorted version of GIR lion. Please check it and if it needs, mend the same, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Leader of […]
Opposition leaders on Tuesday accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government of distorting the national emblem by replacing the graceful and regally confident Ashokan lions with those having menacing and aggressive posture .