Kolkata, Feb. 19 -- Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, challenged on Wednesday the claims made by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the floor of the Assembly on Tuesday that the proposed Jagannath Temple at Digha in the state's East Midnapore district has been modeled after the iconic Shree Jagannath Temple at Puri in Odisha.

"On Tuesday, the Chief Minister questioned my courage in questioning her claims about the proposed temple at Digha which she claims to have been modeled after the iconic temple at Puri. Now, I challenge her to answer my questions regarding her claims on this count," Adhikari said in a statement on Wednesday.

According to the Leader of the Opposition, the Chief Minister should clarif...