A grand Hindu temple in Bengal: Has Mamata hit BJP where it hurts most?

Dec 14, 2024 | 15:47 IST

Mamata Banerjee’s pet project -- the Jagannath temple project at Digha -- has forced the BJP into an anti-temple stand.

A grand Hindu temple being built in West Bengal’s coastal town of Digha is facing opposition from an entirely unexpected quarter – the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The BJP has been forced to raise objections to West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee’s pet project – a grand replica of Puri’s famous Jagannath temple, a strange position to take for a party built on aggressive, at times violent, temple politics.

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A grand Hindu temple in Bengal: Has Mamata hit BJP where it hurts most?

Mamata Banerjee’s pet project -- the Jagannath temple project at Digha -- has forced the BJP into an anti-temple stand.

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A grand Hindu temple in Bengal: Has Mamata hit BJP where it hurts most?

Mamata Banerjee’s pet project -- the Jagannath temple project at Digha -- has forced the BJP into an anti-temple stand.

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