Ayodhya-style Ram Mandir proposed in Salt Lake, escalating temple-mosque row.

• Posters in Salt Lake, West Bengal, announce plans for an Ayodhya-style Ram temple complex.
• The proposed complex, initiated by local BJP leader Sanjay Poyra, will include a school, hospital, and old-age home.
• Residents are invited to contribute Re 1 each for the project, with the foundation ceremony planned for March 26 (Ram Navami).
• This development escalates the temple-mosque political duel in Bengal, following a proposed Babri-style mosque and another Ram temple initiative in Murshidabad.
• The initiative is seen as weaponizing religious imagery to energize polarized constituencies ahead of assembly elections.

Why It Matters: Bengal's political landscape is increasingly polarized by religious temple-mosque disputes.