New Delhi: SP MP RK Chaudhary urged Speaker Om Birla to replace Constitution in place of Sengol. Chaudhary in his letter Speaker Om Birla said that Sengol means Rajdanda and it must be replaced by a copy of the constitution.

The sceptre was used by the monarchs to resolve any issues of the citizens but now we have democracy and follow the Constitution, said Chaudhary.

In his letter Chaudhary said that the adoption of the Constitution marked the beginning of democracy in the country and the Constitution is its symbol. The BJP Government in its last term installed Sengol next to the Speaker’s chair. Sengol is a Tamil word that means sceptre. Rajdand also means the king’s stick. We have become independent after the age of kings. Now, every man and woman who is an eligible voter chooses the government to run this country. So will the country run by Constitution or by a king’s stick?.

The former Uttar Pradesh minister demanded that the Sengol be replaced by a copy of the Constitution to save democracy.