Not govt’s job to give out doles to imams, purohits, says Bengal CM

KOLKATA: Bengal's BJP govt moved Monday to stamp out religion-based aid such as honorariums for mosque functionaries and priests, with CM Suvendu Adhikari asserting that "it was not the govt's job to distribute doles to imams, muezzins and purohits".

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