Kolkata, May 4 -- The Bengal BJP on Sunday attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the alleged use of leftover timber from the Nabakalebara rituals at Puri's Jagannath Temple to carve the idols for the new Rs 250-crore grand Jagannath temple complex in Digha, West Bengal. The BJP welcomed the Odisha government's decision to investigate the allegations.
BJP IT cell chief and co-incharge for West Bengal Amit Maviya wrote on his X handle, "Leftover timber meant for Puri's Jagannath Temple was used to carve deities in Digha - and now a probe has been ordered."
"There's a reason why West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress are often called a bunch of thieves. The TMC runs like a well-oiled corrupti...