On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the new parliament building in Delhi.
Many parties have already objected the inaugural of the building by Modi, however, the Prime Minister went ahead and opened the building by himself. Post the inaugural, the Left parties hit out at Modi, comparing the inauguration of the new parliament building by him with the coronation of a monarch and relegating the people of the country to "subjects ('praja')".
Around 20 opposition parties decided to boycott the event over the prime minister and not the president inaugurating the building.
Amid Vedic chants by priests from Karnataka's Shringeri Math, the prime minister performed "Ganapati Homam" to invoke Gods to bless the inauguration of the new Parliament building. Modi prostrated before the Sengol and sought blessings from high priests of various adheenams in Tamil Nadu with the holy sceptre in hand.
CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury tweeted: "This declaration of a 'New India' comes in the absence of the President of India, Vice President of India and opposition parties! India = Nation and Citizen; New India = Raja and Praja." "Sengol belongs to the period of feudal monarchies, emperors and kings. Indian people overthrew such bondages and ushered in a secular democratic republic where every citizen is equal. Sengol has no role in a democracy where people elect the government."
"Modi invoked the Sengol presented to him. The opposite Kodungol symbolises authoritarianism. Modi invokes Sengol but practices Kodungol," the CPI(M) leader added.
CPI MP Binoy Viswam said the salutations to the Sengol came at the cost of "beatings to wrestlers".
"This beginning testifies the course of the new parliament. Ruthless fascist autocracy guides its way. When PM bowed before Savarkar, the country remembered his (Savarkar's) mercy petitions. They will try to use the new parliament for Adani and FDI. We will fight it," he said.
