Five heritage gadgets from Chandigarh had been auctioned for round Rs 1.38 crore in France.
According to particulars, the newest public sale befell on February 23, on the PIASA — an public sale home situated in Paris.
The gadgets auctioned on February 23 included a library desk that went for 22,750 Euros (Rs 19.96 lakh), a espresso desk that went for 9,750 Euros (Rs 8.55 lakh), a stitching stool that fetched 15,600 Euros (Rs 13.69 lakh), a file rack that went for 11,700 Euros (Rs 1.02 lakh), and one set of eight workplace chairs that fetched 97,500 Euros (Rs 85.57 lakh).
Contacted, Advocate Ajay Jagga, member of UT Heritage Protection Cell, mentioned he had already taken up the matter with the Union Ministry of External Affairs.
“I have mailed the details of the auctioned items to the Secretary General, Rajya Sabha, and have asked the Union Foreign Ministry to look into the matter,” Jagga mentioned.