BJP leaders in West Bengal reject Dhirendra Shastri's vegetarian advice, affirming Bengalis will continue eating non-vegetarian food during Durga Puja.

Days after the VHP issued an advisory to restrict non-vegetarian food near Durga Puja pandals, Bageshwar Dham chief Dhirendra Krishna Shastri delivered a similar sermon in West Bengal. Shastri's remarks triggered a storm among Bengali Hindus, including those who called themselves "Hindu nationalists".