Banerjee said in a post on social media on Thursday, “I personally saw everything at Jagannath Dham in Digha and held an administrative meeting with senior officials so that there is no untoward incident.”

Banerjee, who reached Digha on Wednesday, also ran a kilometer stretch, with three chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balarama and Goddess Subhadra will be drawn by the devotees. He was with at least four ministers and about 50 senior officials, including the Director General of Police and Chief Secretary.

Built by West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO), Jagannath Temple, built as a cultural center, was discontinued after the customs duty seen at the Jagannath temple in Puri, Odisha for the last 15 days. It was reopened on Thursday. Hidco also decorated the chariots.

Banerjee said, “Pooja and other rituals will begin at 9.30 am. The Rath Yatra will begin in the afternoon. Barricades will be installed on both sides of the route to avoid the situation like Stamped,” Banerjee came forward from the weekend incident as thousands of believers and tourists.

Suman Matty, joint secretary of the Joint Council of Bus Union, said, “At least 250 buses have taken people from Kolkata since Wednesday. The number of passengers in the city has increased manifold since the temple was inaugurated on 30 April.”

Ashok Chanda, secretary of the owners of the New Digha Hotel owners, said, “Digha was always a popular weekend destination for tourists. Since May at least 40% of the footfall has swollen.

Banerjee oversee the consecration ceremony at the new temple on 30 April, which inspired the Leader of the Opposition in the meeting to start a four -day Hindu religious conference in the city of East Midnapur around the same time.

The officer accused Banerjee of passing a cultural center as a temple and alleged that people were eating fish and meat and walking in shoes.

Created at the surrounding cost 250 crores, the temple is a replica of the ancient temple of Lord Jagannath, an incarnation of Vishnu, in Puri, 350 km away.

The Puri temple has been worshiped by Hindus for centuries as one of the four dhams (four abods) of Lord Vishnu. The other three are in Badrinath, Dwarka and Rameswaram.

“Digha Temple is not a Dham. Mamata Banerjee is making fun of Hindus,” the lawyer said on Thursday.

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kudatav Bagchi filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Calcutta High Court in May, challenging the government’s decision to appoint 100 civilian volunteers for the temple.

The Chief Minister on Thursday demanded to ignore the BJP’s attacks.

“I do not know religion. I only know people,” said Mamta.