Tripura Government Under Fire For G20 Meet Dinner At Durbar Hall Of Ujjayanta Palace
NDTV
The two-day event, which began on Monday, saw the participation of 150 delegates including delegates from 12 G-20 members, including China, the US, UK, Australia, and Brazil.
The Tripura government has come under sharp criticism for using the Durbar Hall of the 122-year-old Ujjayanta Palace as the venue for a dinner hosted for G20 meeting delegates earlier this week.
Once the seat of the Tripura erstwhile Manikya Dynasty, Ujjayanta Palace was transformed into a museum in 2013.
A dinner was hosted for the 75 delegates from different G20 nations, international organisations, NITI Aayog participating in the events at the Durbar Hall of Ujjayanta Palace on April 3.
Royal scion and Convenor of Tripura chapter of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), MK Pragya Deb Burman, condemned the hosting of dinner at the venue, saying that the Durbar Hall was not merely a room but a historical and sacred place.
