Overview
- A Beldanga farmer, named as Tajimuddin Chowdhury, said he will not sell or allow use of his land for the proposed mosque, creating an immediate hurdle to a December 6 ceremony.
- The Trinamool Congress said Humayun Kabir’s statements are his personal views and indicated the party is examining disciplinary steps.
- Posters advertising the ‘Babri Masjid’ foundation event were put up across Murshidabad and several were later vandalised, heightening local tension.
- Kabir remained defiant and vowed to proceed on December 6, suggesting there are multiple possible sites even as he accused fellow TMC MLAs of withholding support.
- BJP leaders escalated criticism as Union and state figures labeled the move appeasement, and the politically sensitive date coincides with a Kolkata observance to be addressed by Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee.