Maharashtra: Opposition slams absence of national emblem on entry passes to legislative building

“I wanted to raise it today itself. However, today’s business was limited to passing condolence motion. I wanted to highlight how the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government is undermining the Constitution and national emblem. How can they remove the emblem from the entry pass?” asked Awhad.

The opposition said that it will raise the issue aggressively on Tuesday.

However, according to sources within the state legislative building, it was an attempt to “safeguard” the national emblem.

“The entry pass, after its use, either gets thrown into the garbage or torn into pieces. It leads to the insult of the national emblem. Therefore, it was not printed on the entry pass,” said the official.

In a similar incident, during the two-day National Conference of Chairpersons of Estimates Committees of Parliament and State / UT Legislatures held in Mumbai. the national emblem was missing, and the Sengol was used instead.