Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:14pm on 07 Sep 2026,Monday Politics
West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya rejected religious leader Bageshwar Baba’s appeal urging people to avoid non-vegetarian food during Navratri and Durga Puja. Bhattacharya said no religious leader or political party should dictate what Bengalis eat at home. He pointed to Bengal’s tradition of fish and meat and noted that mutton is also offered to Goddess Kali. Bageshwar Baba had criticised the consumption of non-vegetarian food near Durga Puja pandals during an event in Howrah. His remarks sparked reactions among Bengali Hindus and renewed a political debate over food habits in Bengal, months ahead of the state elections. (PC: HT)
