Controversy Over New Ashoka Pillar: The opposition is alleging that history has been tampered with and the lion of Ashoka Pillar has been replaced. The opposition alleges that the lion in our national emblem is calm and its mouth is closed, while the lion of the Ashoka Pillar in the new Parliament building is aggressive and its mouth is open. There is a noise on the lion of the new Ashoka Pillar. Watch Halla Bol debate with Anjana Om Kashyap.