India, May 1 -- As West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee oversaw the consecration ceremony at the new Jagannath temple in the beach town of Digha in East Midnapore district, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress launched a fresh attack on her.

Built by the state as a cultural centre at a cost of around Rs.250 crore, the structure is a replica of the ancient temple of Lord Jagannath, an incarnation of Vishnu, at Odisha's Puri town, 344 km away.

"I dedicate this temple to the people. Let this be a place of pilgrimage for thousands of years. Let us pray for peace and harmony," Banerjee said on Wednesday while the gates were opened for the public after the consecration.

A few kilometres away, BJP's Suvendu Adhikari,...