PM Modi unveiled the national emblem on the roof of the new Parliament House, know what is its specialty

Officials said that the work of installing the national emblem on the roof of the new Parliament building was completed in eight different phases. This includes making models from clay, creating computer graphics and polishing bronze figures.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurled the national emblem on the roof of the new Parliament in Delhi on Monday. Officials associated with it said that this emblem made of bronze weighs 9,500 kg. Its height is about 6.5 meters. He told that it has been built on the roof of the new Parliament building and a structure of about 6,500 kg of steel has been constructed around it to support the symbol. During this, Modi also interacted with the workers engaged in the construction work of Parliament House.

Officials said that the work of installing the national emblem on the roof of the new Parliament building was completed in eight different phases. This includes making models from clay, creating computer graphics and polishing bronze figures. More than 2000 workers were engaged in the construction of this Ashoka pillar. Apart from PM Modi, Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri were present on this occasion.

Ashoka Pillar is the National Emblem of India
The national emblem of India is a replica of the Lion Pillar of Ashoka at Sarnath, which is preserved in the Sarnath museum. It is also called Ashoka Pillar. The original pillar has four lions at the top, with their backs facing each other. Below it are erected sculptures of an elephant in a wallari, a horse carrying a quartet, a bull and a lion on top of a bell-shaped padma. There are cycles in between. ‘Dharmachakra’ is made on this Ashoka pillar made by cutting a single stone.

When did the government adopt the national emblem: India’s national emblem Ashoka Pillar was adopted by the government as the national emblem on January 26, 1950. Only three lions are visible in it, the fourth one is not visible. The carving in the center of the strip has a chakra, with a bull on the right and a horse on the left. On the right and left ends are the sides of the other chakras. The sutra of Mundakopanishad ‘Satyameva Jayate’ is written in Devanagari script at the bottom of the panel. Satyamev Jayate literally means victory of truth.