Overview
- Tehreek Muslim Shabban president Mushtaq Malik unveiled plans at a December 6 gathering marking the 33rd anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition.
- Malik said the memorial would include welfare institutions and expressed confidence that work could be grounded by December next year.
- BJP Telangana spokesperson NV Subhash called the proposal dangerous and inflammatory and urged immediate state intervention.
- BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh rejected any monument in the name of Babur, casting the Mughal emperor’s legacy in a negative light.
- The Hyderabad plan follows suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir laying a foundation stone for a Babri‑style structure in Murshidabad, escalating cross‑state political friction.