'Babri foundation in WB on Dec 6': TMC MLA says mosque will take '3 yrs to complete'

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator has sparked contention successful West Bengal aft announcing that a instauration chromatic for a “Babri Masjid” would beryllium laid successful Murshidabad territory connected 6 December. TMC MLA Humayun Kabir said the lawsuit would instrumentality spot successful Beldanga, and claimed that assorted Muslim leaders would attend. “It volition instrumentality 3 years to complete,” helium told reporters connected Friday.

BJP calls it ‘appeasement politics’

West Bengal BJP caput Priyanka Tibrewal criticised the announcement, describing it arsenic “nothing but appeasement politics”. “TMC’s secularism is religion-specific. When they accidental they volition re-establish the

Babri Masjid

, I privation to cognize who they volition telephone to that Babri Masjid? Those Rohingyas who are present successful fearfulness of SIR moving to the borderline areas? Build the Babri Masjid, wherever Babar came from? This is thing but appeasement politics,” she alleged.

BJP person Rahul Sinha besides objected to what helium described arsenic an effort to politicise the issue. “Anyone tin physique a mosque, but it should beryllium astatine a due place. We person nary objection to anyone pursuing their religion. But those who are trying to politicise the mosque are insulting the Muslim religion,” helium said. “If each Indian Muslims physique a mosque together, determination is nary inconvenience.”

Congress distances itself from the row

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu criticised Kabir’s remarks, saying his enactment remained focused connected governance issues.

“We’re precise clear. We speech astir employment, education, health, security, women, farmers, labourers, equality and inclusion. The

Congress Party

ever talks astir the Constitution, and these should beryllium the criteria for elections,” helium said. This is not the archetypal clip Kabir has made specified a statement. In 2024, helium had besides spoken publically astir the thought of constructing a Babri Masjid-like mosque successful the state. Political parties person called for restraint arsenic tensions heighten up of the 6 December anniversary.