Posters of Babri Masjid put up in Murshidabad. File
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The Calcutta High Court on Friday (December 5, 2025) refused to intervene in the construction of a mosque — modelled on Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid — at Beldanga in West Bengal’s Murshidabad, proposed by suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir.
The court’s observation comes ahead of the scheduled foundation-laying ceremony for the proposed ‘Babri Masjid’ on December 6, which also marks the anniversary of the demolition of the original sanctum.
The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul, after hearing a PIL seeking a stay on the foundation stone laying ceremony for the proposed mosque, directed that the responsibility of maintenance of law and order would rest with the West Bengal Government.
The PIL, which was filed on Thursday, sought a stay on the grounds that the ceremony could disrupt communal harmony in the region.
The petitioner prayed that the court should take immediate action against Mr. Kabir’s provocative remarks that have allegedly disrupted communal harmony.
“The writ petition pertains to stop foundation stone laying of Babri Masjid in Beldanga Block 1, Murshidabad to maintain Law and order… The MLA has been using filthy and derogatory statements and hate speech against a community, which causes breach of public tranquility. Such kind of statements and hate speech over social media and YouTube news portal, being a Member of Legislative Assembly, may break the communal harmony of our state as well as our country,” the petition stated.
Mr. Kabir, who has hogged the limelight in the past with controversial statements on matters, including the party’s internal affairs, was suspended by the Trinamool Congress on Thursday for indulging in what it termed “communal politics”.
The suspended leader subsequently announced his decision to resign as MLA and launch his own party later this month.
Published – December 05, 2025 04:16 pm IST
