Overview
- The Tripura government has insisted that its plan to rechristen Agartala Town Hall after Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee will proceed as gazetted despite objections from opposition and allies
- Chief Minister Manik Saha first announced the renaming and a marble statue installation on July 6 to mark Mookerjee's 125th birth anniversary
- CPI(M) and Congress leaders, joined by cultural groups, contend the 1985-built venue merits preservation and want a new auditorium constructed instead
- Tipra Motha MLA Ranjit Debbarma urged the withdrawal of the move, calling for a dedicated structure to truly honor Mookerjee
- Tripura Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury maintains that stakeholders were consulted and official records validate the change, framing it as procedural