Several pieces of mid-century modern furniture from the Punjab MLA Hostel were recently sold at an auction house in Chicago, leading to claims that regulations were ignored.

近日芝加哥的一家拍賣行拍賣了數件來自旁遮普 MLA 宿舍的中世紀現代主義家具，導致外界指責相關部門無視法規。

On June 4, a US auction house called Wright sold two heritage chairs and four low stools for a total of $72,720. These items are linked to the famous designs of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret for the post-independence Capitol project. Ajay Jagga, representing the Chandigarh Administration's Heritage Protection Cell, emphasized that moving these assets is a violation of Article 49 of the Indian Constitution, which requires the protection of historical objects against illegal export.

6月4日，一家名為 Wright 的美國拍賣行拍賣了兩把古董椅和四把矮凳，總價達 72,720 美元。這些物品與 Le Corbusier 和 Pierre Jeanneret 為獨立後國會項目所做的著名設計有關。代表錢德加爾行政當局古蹟保護組的 Ajay Jagga 強調，轉移這些資產違反了印度憲法第 49 條，該條款要求保護歷史物品免於非法出口。

This event follows a similar case from October 2021, when two tables from the Punjab Vidhan Sabha were sold in the US for about $17,849. Consequently, the Heritage Protection Cell has asked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan to explain how these items were authorized for sale. Furthermore, the petition mentions the 1972 UNESCO Convention, suggesting that the state failed to protect these assets. Despite rules from the Ministry of Home Affairs that restrict the movement of such items, the furniture was exported, leading to demands for a diplomatic investigation through the Indian Embassy.

此次事件繼 2021 年 10 月發生的一宗類似案例之後，當時兩張來自旁遮普立法議會的桌子在美國以約 17,849 美元的價格售出。因此，古蹟保護組已要求首席部長 Bhagwant Mann 和議長 Kultar Singh Sandhwan 解釋這些物品是如何獲准出售的。此外，請願書中提到了 1972 年的聯合國教科文組織公約，暗示州政府未能保護這些資產。儘管內政部有規定限制此類物品的移動，但這些家具仍被出口，導致人們要求透過印度大使館進行外交調查。

The Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker has stated that an investigation will be carried out, although no official complaint had been made before this.

旁遮普立法議會議長表示將進行調查，儘管在此之前尚未有人提出正式投訴。