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Sengol will be installed in new Lok Sabha between 8:30am-9am on May 28: Sources

India Today has accessed the new parliament building's inauguration programme, which will be inaugurated by PM Modi on May 28. Havan and puja will be held between 7:30am to 8:30am and Sengol will be installed inside the new Lok Sabha between 8:30am-9am, according to sources. It will be installed near the chair of the Lok Sabha Speaker. 

As per practice, 20 mutt seers from Tamil Nadu, several big scholars, including Shankaracharya, pandits and saints, will also be there.  

The event will also be attended by ministers, Speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman and several leaders from both ruling and many opposition parties. 

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