1. Odisha’s newly sworn-in BJP government reopened all four gates of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri today.
2. The decision was made during the government’s first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
3. This move fulfills a key poll promise made by the BJP.
Puri, June 13: Fulfilling a key poll promise, Odisha’s newly sworn-in BJP government reopened all four gates of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri today. The decision was made during the government’s first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
Following the reopening, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi stated, “We proposed to open all four gates of Jagannath Temple in yesterday’s cabinet meeting. The proposal was passed, and today at 6:30 am, I, along with my MLAs and Puri MP Sambit Patra, attended the ‘Mangala aarti’… For the development of the Jagannath Temple and other works, we have proposed a fund in the cabinet. When we present the next state budget, we will allocate a corpus fund for temple management.”
On Thursday morning, CM Majhi and his MLAs, along with Puri MP Sambit Patra and Balasore MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi, performed the Mangala aarti at Shree Jagannath Temple.
The temple witnessed a huge rush and long queues as devotees flocked to use the newly opened gates.
This decision was welcomed by devotees who had long demanded the reopening of all temple gates to facilitate the smooth darshan of the Holy Trinity.
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the former CM Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government has closed all four gates of the temple, allowing pilgrims to enter through only one gate, which led to numerous complaints.
Additionally, the cabinet has decided to create a substantial corpus fund for conserving and preserving the temple.
