Overview
- Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir laid a foundation stone on December 6 for a Babri Masjid-style mosque at Beldanga in Murshidabad, with a large turnout under heavy security and no reported clashes.
- TMC distanced itself by suspending Kabir, while BJP leaders condemned the move, with Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya warning any mosque named for Babur would face strong opposition and removal.
- A day earlier, the Calcutta High Court declined to halt the event provided law and order was maintained, and police said thousands of personnel were deployed in the area.
- The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation said the Dhannipur mosque project near Ayodhya could begin around April 2026 subject to Ayodhya Development Authority approval, FCRA clearance and significant fundraising.
- Muslim leaders including IICF’s Athar Husain and former litigant Iqbal Ansari urged against using Babur’s name, even as a Hyderabad group announced plans for a Babri Masjid memorial with welfare facilities.