NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Parliamentary and Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, on Monday departed for Bhutan to lead the delegation facilitating the return of Lord Buddha's sacred relics to India, following their public exposition in the neighbouring country.
Taking to X, Rijiju said, "Leaving for the Kingdom of Bhutan to lead the 'Delegation for the Return of Sacred Relics of Lord Buddha' ( Enshrined at the National Museum, in New Delhi ), which was brought to Bhutan for public exposition."
The relics from India enshrined at the Grand Kuenrey Hall in Tashichhodzong were sent for exposition as a special gesture from the people of India to Bhutan to honour the Fourth King's 70th birth anniversary and the Global Peace Prayer Festival organised by the Royal Government of Bhutan.