Kolkata: A day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee dared Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari to stop her from building of Puri like Lord Jagannath temple in East Midnapore’s Digha, Adhikari on Wednesday countered Mamata by asking her to implement Puri temple like condition that no one except Hindus should be allowed to enter the Jagannath temple.
Taking to social media, Adhikari asked the Chief Minister to clarify why the temple at Digha is named as ‘Jagannath Dham Cultural Centre’ and not as ‘Shree Shree Jagannath Temple’.
“Chief Minister should immediately give orders to change the proposed name of the temple. The name change should also be made in the tenders and documents of WBHIDCO, which is responsible for construction of the temple at Digha and the cost of which is borne from the state government exchequer. She questioned my courage and now I challenge her to issue Puri temple like notification that only Hindus can enter the Jagannath temple,” wrote Adhikari.
মাননীয়া মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় মহাশয়া, গতকাল বিধানসভায় আপনি দিঘার জগন্নাথ ‘মন্দির’ নিয়ে আমাকে চ্যালেঞ্জ ছুঁড়েছেন ও আমার “বুকের পাটা” সংক্রান্ত মন্তব্য করার ঔদ্ধত্য দেখিয়েছেন।
যেহেতু আপনি দাবি করছেন যে, সনাতন ধর্মের অন্যতম পীঠস্থান; পুরীর জগন্নাথ ধামের অনুকরণ করে… pic.twitter.com/y0xBqgoc8v
— Suvendu Adhikari (@SuvenduWB) February 19, 2025
Taking further potshots at the West Bengal Chief Minister, the Leader of Opposition also mentioned that during the 2021 state Assembly election he defeated Mamata by 1956 votes.
Countering claims of Adhikari, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh said that in the 2026 state Assembly elections TMC will win back the Nandigram Assembly constituency.
