Bhubaneswar: Amid strong objection from Odisha and devotees of Lord Jagannath, the West Bengal government on Monday removed the misleading ‘Dham’ signage at Digha.
The recent inauguration of the temple, which is a replica of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, had sparked a dispute between Odisha and West Bengal. The Odisha government had raised objection to the use of the term “Jagannath Dham” for the temple, a name traditionally and scripturally associated with the 12th-century Puri shrine, one of Hinduism’s four holiest pilgrimage sites.
Informing about the development, BJP IT cell chief and the party’s central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, wrote on X: “This is a significant victory for Hindu unity and a setback to Mamata Banerjee’s divisive agenda. When Hindus stand united, no political manipulation can succeed. Jai Jagannath!”
After strong protests from devotees of Prabhu Jagannath, the West Bengal government was forced to quietly remove the misleading ‘Dham’ signage in Digha. This is a significant victory for Hindu unity and a setback to Mamata Banerjee’s divisive agenda. When Hindus stand united, no… pic.twitter.com/T77OCyNZiz
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) May 5, 2025
Earlier in the day, Odisha Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari lashed out at Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for what he called an attempt to create an alternative for Shreekhetra. “She is an anti-Hindu CM. She always appears angry. There have been attacks on Lord Jagannath’s devotees in Bengal. Illegal Bangladeshi migrants are being settled there and provided with Voter ID and ration cards in vote bank politics,” he told reporters.
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Notably, the Odisha government on Sunday had said that it intended to send a letter to Bengal CM, requesting her to stop using “Jagannath Dham” for the Digha temple. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration has also issued a show cause notice to the secretary of Daitapati Nijog Ramakrushna Dasmahapatra, following his claim that he helped make the idols for the Digha shrine using leftover wood of 2015 Nabakalebara from the Puri shrine.
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