Nabanna, June 9 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday assured that the word "Dham" will be removed from the newly constructed Jagannath Temple in Digha, bringing an end to the controversy surrounding its naming after "Jagannath Dham" in Puri.

The assurance came after Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi wrote to the West Bengal government objecting to the use of the term "Dham," a letter which was handed over to West Bengal Minister Suvendu Adhikari by Puri MP Sambit Patra.

Adhikari, addressing the press conference with Odisha CM and Puri MP Sambit Patra, said that he also feels that the previous Trinamool Congress "disregarded people's sentiment" over the naming of the temple. He added that the Jagannath Temple i...