Jagannath Sanskruti Surakhya Manch [JSSM], a socio-religious body, accompanied by hundreds of Jagannath lovers, lawyers, scribes and common citizens, demonstrated at Thana Chhak here on Wednesday protesting the Brahma Parivartan mess in Puri.They demanded action against the culprits who broke thousands of years’ temple tradition and lodged an FIR at Jagatsinghpur police station against the persons responsible for the irregularities.
The JSSM activists revealed that Jagatsinghpur district became proud of sending three Darus for carving new idols of lord Balabhadra, Maa Subhadra and lord Jagannath for this year’s Nabakalebar, but the irregularities in the temple shocked the Jagannath devotees.They criticised the Odisha Government and its officials, Jagannath temple chief administrator and temple servitors connected with Brahma Parivartan rituals. Among others, scribe Aruna Acharya, JSSM activists Pradipta Mitra, Pravhat Mohanty, Deepak Mohanty, advocate Saroj Biswal and educationist Bijaya Biswal addressed the protest meeting.