Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. With opposition parties alleging "distortion" in the depiction of lions in the National Emblem cast on the roof of the New Parliament Building, a former senior ASI official has said that it is "good copy" of Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka and it is not right to make political commentary. India News | National Emblem Above New Parliament Building Good Copy of Lion Capital, Political Commentary Not Right: Former ASI ADG.
After facing criticism over the national emblem cast atop the new Parliament building, the BJP has accused the Opposition of engaging in petty politics over Ashokan lions.
The 6.5-metre tall fully hand-crafted National Emblem of India on the roof of the new Parliament building, weighing 16,000 kg, is made of high purity bronze.There is no other similar depiction of the emblem, from the perspective of material and .