Why Odisha’s Lingaraj Temple Ordinance Has Become Bone of Contention Between BJD and Centre
News 18The political faceoff in Odisha seems to have become fierce with the Biju Janata Dal-led government blaming the Centre for opposing the state ordinance that aims to make peripheral changes to the Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneshwar in view of devotees’ interest. The Union home ministry, in a letter to Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra, has sought clarification on the ordinance to cover 12 centrally-protected monuments, including the Lingaraj Temple and three tanks. In issuing the letter, the Naveen Patnaik-led state government said it has taken up the developmental work in view of devotees’ interest. Ekamra MLA and minister Ashok Chandra Panda has justified the state government’s move, and asked if developmental work can be taken up in Kashi Vishwanath, Somanath and Kedarnath temple, then why not the Lingaraj temple?
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