Senior Daitapati servitor (sevayat) of the Puri Jagannath Temple, Ramakrishna Das Mahapatra, has welcomed the construction of the newly inaugurated Jagannath Temple in Digha, West Bengal, and appealed for restraint in stirring controversy over its naming.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh on Saturday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for naming the newly built temple in Digha as 'Jagannath Dham', accusing her of stirring unnecessary controversies.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pradip Purohit has raised objections to the naming of a newly constructed Jagannath temple in West Bengal's Digha as "Jagannath Dham."
Odisha Minister Prithviraj Harichandan has written a letter to the Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple, Arabinda Kumar Padhee to conduct an internal inquiry into the naming of Digha Temple as 'Jagannath Dham', the participation of Puri Temple sevayats in the consecration ceremony,
Renowned Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has requested West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to immediately issue an order not to call the newly inaugurated Jagannath Temple at Digha in the state's Purba Medinipur district a "Dham".
After Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee inaugurated Jagannath Temple in Digha town of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal, Dilip Ghosh and his wife met Banerjee at the temple premises.
Earlier on April 27, Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar asserted that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was trying to win the upcoming state Assembly elections by "climbing on the shoulders" of Lord Jagannath.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took part in Maha Yajna ahead of the inauguration of Shri Jagannath Temple in Digha, Purba Medinipur on Tuesday.
Ahead of inauguration of Digha Jagannath Temple in West Bengal, Union Minister and West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was trying to win the Bengal elections scheduled to be held next year by climbing on the shoulders of Lord Jagannath.