Jagannath temple in West Bengal’s Digha to be inaugurated on April 30: Mamata Banerjee
The chief minister initiated the project to garner support of the Hindu community after the Ram temple in Ayodhya was inaugurated, claimed the BJP.
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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that the Jagannath temple being built in West Bengal’s Digha will be inaugurated on April 30, 2025, reported The Times of India.
Banerjee made the announcement after inspecting the construction site in the presence of police and state officials, as well as senior functionaries of the West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation, the authority that is building the temple.
“[The temple] will be like the Jagannath temple in Puri,” said the chief minister. “It took three to four years to build this Jagannath Dham. Around 90% of the work is over, another 10% will be completed in the next three months.”
She also pledged Rs 5 lakh from her personal fund for a golden broom for the temple.
The announcement came against the backdrop of several protests in West Bengal in the past few days against alleged attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh.
On Wednesday, Banerjee said in Digha that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government must protect the “persecuted Hindu minority” in Bangladesh, reported The Indian Express.
“Arrange to bring back those who want to return,” the Trinamool Congress chief was quoted as saying by the newspaper. “Many people are coming from the border. BSF [Border Security Force] is stopping somewhere, not stopping somewhere. The flight is on. Those who...
