Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Saturday raked up a fight over Rasgulla belonging originally to the State by deciding to set up three committees to counter neighbouring West Bengal’s claim over the sweet.
The Government will set up three committees to look into matters relating to Rasgulla.
State Science, Technology and Higher Education Minister Pradeep Panigrahi said that the committees would have members from Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Culture departments.
The first committee would look into facts and evidence regarding the origin of Rasgulla in Odisha, the second would study the ground, based on which West Bengal is making its claim. The third would collect necessary documents to support and validate Odisha’s claim, the Minister said adding the committees will submit their reports within a week.
