Former Chorbagan secretary blames idol shift after Kolkata stampede
In short
Jayanta Banerjee, a former secretary of the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja Committee, spoke after a stampede in north Kolkata killed 19 people. He said changing the idol’s position went against the group’s old traditions.
He said he had warned the organisers before, but he did not say the change caused the tragedy. The report does not say what investigators found.
What the reporting says
Former Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja Committee general secretary Jayanta Banerjee spoke after a stampede in north Kolkata that killed 19 people and said this year’s idol shift went against long-followed community practice. He said he had repeatedly warned organisers about the change, but he did not link it to the tragedy. The reporting does not establish whether the idol move contributed to the stampede or what investigators found.
Why it matters
Jayanta Banerjee, former general secretary of the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja Committee, commented after a north Kolkata stampede that killed 19 people. He said the idol’s altered position this year went against long-standing community practice and that he had warned organisers. The available report does not connect his objection to the deaths or provide findings from authorities, so causation remains unproven.