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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has allegedly issued a stern directive barring her ministers and MLAs from visiting Odisha's Puri pilgrimage town during the world-famous Rath Yatra (9-day annual sojourn of the Holy Trinity) this year. This was claimed by Jagannath Swain Mohapatra, the chief servitor (Badagrahi) of Lord Jagannath in Puri on Wednesday.
Instead, they have been asked to visit Jagannath Temple in Digha, sparking sharp reactions from servitors in Odisha, Swain Mohapatra said.
According to sources, in a surprising move ahead of the iconic Rath Yatra in Puri, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has issued an inte...