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Gallows or tiffin delivery lift? Debate around 'Fansi Ghar' in Assembly complex rocks House
Hindustan Times
|August 06, 2025
The Delhi Assembly on Tuesday found itself wrapped in an unusually spirited debate: was a section of its century-old building once a gallows chamber for hanging freedom fighters, or simply a rope-operated lift room meant to deliver tiffins?
Speaker Vijender Gupta questioned the historical accuracy of the Fansi Ghar (gallows room), inaugurated by former chief minister Arvind Kejriwa
This story is from the August 06, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times.
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