DARJEELING: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday refused to comment on the alleged distortion of the national emblem by the Centre, saying she needs some time to study the matter.
Opposition parties accused the Centre of replacing the "graceful and regally confident" Ashokan lions with those having menacing and aggressive posture, while the ruling BJP asserted that the lions atop the new parliament building are a "scaled-up" version of the original emblem.
"I will not comment on this now. Let me first study the matter properly. Then I will speak on this," Banerjee told reporters after meeting Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at the Raj Bhavan here.
At least two MPs of her party, however, already attacked the BJP-led central government over the issue.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday unveiled the national emblem cast on the roof of the new Parliament building.