130 Dalit Families Denied Access To Shiv Temple, Caste Discrimination In Mamata Banerjee’s Bengal

A battle for religious rights has occurred in Gidhagram village, located merely 150 kilometres from Kolkata.

At least 130 families, primarily from the cobbler and weaver communities bearing the surname ‘Das’, have claimed that they are being denied entry into the Gidheshwar Shiv Temple, the only place of worship in the locality.

The affected families reside in the Daspara area of Gidhagram and claim they have been barred from even stepping onto the temple premises.

Ekkori Das, a 50-year-old farmer and resident, expressed his anguish: ‘We don’t even have the right to climb the steps, let alone enter the temple and pray. Even after meeting the administration, nothing has changed’.