Amid West Bengal’s charged political landscape, MLA Humaun Kabir has ignited debate by initiating a Babri Masjid reconstruction in Muslim-dominated Beldanga, Murshidabad. Bricks rolled in Wednesday afternoon, fulfilling the vision of the Trinamool-suspended leader and Janata Unnayan Party head.
Thursday brings a high-profile rally from Nadia’s Palashi: 100 vehicles, 600 participants, covering 265 km to North Dinajpur’s Itahar. The drive counters ‘selfish elements’ spreading canards on the sacred project.
Kabir shared blueprints: Rs 55 crore outlay, three-year finish, starring a 14m-tall, 5m-wide entrance at Rs 5 crore. Modeled after Ayodhya’s fallen mosque, groundwork began December 6 prior year.
To dissenters, his message is firm: ‘Step back. Follow your dharma—erect temples, cathedrals, or masjids at will. This upholds liberty, not imposes belief.’
From Bharatpur lawmaker to party founder post-TMC ouster, Kabir rallies anti-BJP/anti-TMC unity for state elections, with AIMIM as sole coalition advance.
Kabir’s project spotlights faith freedoms in diverse Bengal, where electoral battles loom large. Balancing provocation and principle, it may redefine minority mobilization and opposition dynamics.