West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee met victims of Murshidabad violence, saluted Jhantu Ali Sheikh's sacrifice, and announced relief measures including Rs 1.20 lakh for 280 affected families and a job for the family of the slain soldier.
BJD VP Debi Prasad Mishra defends Jagannath Dham's sanctity, clarifies Darubrahma wood issue, and addresses party's new team formation. BJP's Manmohan Samal and CM Mamata Banerjee also weigh in on the Digha Jagannath Temple naming controversy.
BJP leader Dilip Ghosh accused West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee of inciting violence in Paschim Medinipur. Ghosh claimed that BSF intervention saved Hindus, and that Mamata's MLAs and meetings with Imams fueled the unrest. He called for a CBI inquiry into the matter, challenging Banerjee's
Reacting to the row over naming the newly built 'Jagannath Digha' temple as 'Jagannath Dham', Odisha BJP President Manmohan Samal stated that there is clarity in everyone's mind that Jagannath Dham is in Puri and it was wrong to name Digha temple as Dham.
In the wake of protests over the newly inaugurated Jagannath Temple in Digha being called Jagannath Dham, the word Dham was replaced with temple in the signboards.
Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik has objected to naming a newly built Jagannath temple in Digha as 'Jagannath Dham,' saying it undermines the sanctity of Puri's Jagannath Dham and called on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to clarify the state's stand.
"This is not a Jagannath temple but a cultural centre, do not spread false info. It (Digha temple) has been built with government money, Rs 250 crore, look at the tender, work orders. It is clear in those that it not a temple but a cultural centre. It is an insult to Maha Prabhu, I am also a
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her visit to violence-hit Murshidabad, accusing her of visiting the district only after anger had risen among Hindus in Bengal. He alleged that Banerjee reached Murshidabad after 27 days to "she
This comes after West Bengal government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, referred to the Digha temple as "Jagannath Dham," a term traditionally reserved for the 12th-century Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that the Murshidabad violence was orchestrated, well planned. She hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said that West Bengal would not tolerate such people who will instigate riots.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday expressed her grief for the BSF Jawan from Hooghly who was detained by Pakistan Rangers. She said that Trinamool Congress leader Kalyan Banerjee is in touch with the family members.