A political row has erupted in West Bengal over the state-run Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) allegedly spending Rs 42 cr to distribute traditional sweets ahead of the annual Rath Yatra festival.
The coastal town of Digha in West Bengal is abuzz with religious fervour as preparations are underway for the grand Snan Yatra of Lord Jagannath on Wednesday, 11 June.
While the world has usually associated rasgulla, or rosogolla, with West Bengal, Odisha has always claimed that the popular sweet originated in the land of Lord Jagannath.
