Agartala, July 7 -- Opposition parties CPI(M) and Congress on Monday strongly objected to the BJP-led Tripura government's decision to rename the iconic Agartala Town Hall after Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.

The announcement was made by Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday during an event marking the 125th birth anniversary of Mookerjee.

The CM also declared the institution of two awards in Mookerjee's name and announced that a marble statue of him would be installed near the Town Hall.

The Agartala Town Hall, built in 1984-85 by the then-Left Front government, was constructed on the site of a former royal guest house located beside the historic Ujjayanta Palace.

The guest house was originally built in...