A BJP meeting held in an auditorium of the National Library here sparked a controversy as library norms prohibit the use of its auditoriums for political programmes.
The party held its workshop on the upcoming Panchayat polls in the Bhasha Bhavan Auditorium in the National Library premises on Saturday. BJP’s national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, and State president Dilip Ghosh along with several other State leaders attended the meeting.
However, Director General (additional charge) of National Library Arun Kumar Chakraborty said that he is “not aware” of the matter.
Sources said contrary to the library norms, party flags and banners were used in the premises for the meeting. “The National Library auditoriums cannot be used for political programs and use of party flags and banners inside the premises are also prohibited,” a senior National Library official told The Hindu.
He also said that applications by political parties for using the auditoriums are rejected by Library authorities.
