Bengal CM eats fish at Kalighat amid Bageshwar Baba row: What sparked the controversy

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday visited Kolkata's Kalighat Temple and partook of the traditional fish and pulao bhog, days after Dhirendra Krishna Shastri triggered a row by asking Bengalis to give up non-vegetarian food during Durga Puja.The visit came as the controversy over Shastri’s remarks continued to grow, with leaders across parties, including the BJP, pushing back against alleged attempts to dictate Bengal’s food habits.Speaking to reporters after offering prayers, Adhikari described Kaushiki Amavasya as a significant occasion in Sanatan culture and said that the festival was being observed with devotion at major temples across the state, including Kalighat and Tarapith."Today is Kaushiki Amavasya. Today is a very big day in our Sanatan culture, a major worship (Mahapuja). Whether it is Kalighat here or Tarapith there, it is happening simultaneously," Adhikari said."State-level worship is being held in Tarapith.