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Hi everyone. Welcome to the weekly news roundup with Midday. Let`s take a look at the the top 5 news of the week. This week`s top news highlights include Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal`s private wedding on June 23rd, the tragic Tamil Nadu hooch incident claiming 61 lives with 200 hospitalized, controversy over alleged cracks on Maharashtra`s Atal Setu bridge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s induction into the 18th Lok Sabha session, and Rahul Gandhi displaying the Constitution during PM Modi`s oath alongside Asaduddin Owaisi`s "Jai Palestine" chant. Watch video for more.
Samajwadi Party (SP) Member of Parliament (MP) RK Chaudhary`s recent comments on the Sengol have ignited a political controversy giving rise to Sengol row. Chaudhary questioned the presence of Sengol in Parliament, calling it a symbol of monarchy. The Constitution is the symbol of democracy. The BJP government, under PM Modi, installed the Sengol in Parliament. `Sengol` means `Raj-Dand` or `Raja ka Danda`. After ending the princely order, the country became independent. Will the country be run by `Raja ka danda` or the Constitution? I demand that Sengol be removed from Parliament to save the Constitution," said Chaudhary. Meanwhile, prominent Tamil voices slammed the SP MP and that ‘Sengol’ represented the upliftment of ‘Dharma’
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