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Chandigarh, January 20

Ajay Jagga, a social activist, who has been raising the issue of theft of the heritage furniture has urged the President of the France, Francois Hollande, to stop the auction of furniture to be held in France on February 9 designed by Corbusier and Pierre Jeannere procured from Chandigarh.

In a letter written to the President he said that he hadbeen working hard for the preservation of heritage furniture of  Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanerette, including furniture which is being auctioned by various auction houses abroad including France.The auction houses are making huge money out of it.“ I have learnt that France and India, both are working for the grant of world heritage status for Chandigarh from UNESCO but nothing is being done on various creations of Corbusier and Pierre Jeanerette.  Jagga said that working jointly could save the heritage of Corbusier and then seek patents of the all the items.

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