Row over Curzon gate statue plan

The Gate built between 1902- 1903 on the occasion of the coronation of Maharaja Bijoy Chand and initially known as 'Bijoy Toron' was rechristined as Curzon Gate after George Nathaniel Curzon, the Viceroy of India visited the royal palace in 1904. According to a section of the local residents, it bears the mark of the Maharaja's 'absolute loyalty' to the British Empire.