Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sambit Patra on Saturday objected to the West Bengal government naming a newly constructed Jagannath temple in Digha as "Jagannath Dham." He argued that it is impossible to call any other place Jagannath Dham because there is only one in the world, located in
Odisha Minister Prithviraj Harichandan on Saturday claimed that the West Bengal government is creating confusion by naming a newly constructed Jagannath temple in Digha as "Jagannath Dham."
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."
Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar emphasised the urgency of completing the caste census, stating it will help implement key initiatives like delimitation and women's reservation, and enable targeted welfare schemes for underprivileged communities.
BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar criticised party leader Dilip Ghosh for meeting Mamata Banerjee, saying it hurt public sentiment amid alleged atrocities in West Bengal. He said Ghosh should have instead raised concerns or limited his visit to religious purposes.
The MP's letter details disturbing accounts of systematic violence against workers from West Bengal, particularly those from his constituency of Berhampore, Murshidabad.
"Pakistan deliberately sent infiltrators to harm India. Their intentions are not being fulfilled so they (Pakistan) are not ready to take them back. Pakistan is planning to send them here and commit crimes and explosions but this will not work in India", Jagannath Sarkar told ANI.
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".
Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari visited the site of a tragic fire incident at Rituraj Hotel in the Mechua area of Kolkata on Thursday, where 14 lives were lost and several others were injured.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday visited the site of the devastating fire at Hotel Rituraj in Kolkata's Burra Bazar area, where 14 people tragically lost their lives.