Suspended TMC MLA’s Babri-Style Mosque Drive Raises Nearly ₹3 Crore

Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir’s Murshidabad mosque project sees major public response, with cash boxes and QR payments together nearing ₹3 crore.

Updated on: 9 December 2025 1:54 pm

Babri Masjid replica in Murshidabads Beldanga

People carry bricks in view of former TMC MLA Humayun Kabir's plan to lay the foundation stone for a mosque, modelled on Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid, at Rejinagar in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, escalating political temperatures in the state. | Photo: PTI

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Kabir’s team says donations hit ₹2.47 cr via QR codes and ₹57 lakh from boxes.
Twelve donation boxes set up; one remains at the Rejinagar site for new contributions.
Foundation stone for the Babri-style mosque was laid on Saturday in Murshidabad.

Donations for the proposed Babri Masjid-style mosque announced by suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir in West Bengal’s Murshidabad have reached nearly Rs 3 crore, the leader's aides claimed on Tuesday.

Kabir laid the foundation stone of the mosque at Rejinagar in Murshidabad district on Saturday.

Senior TMC leader Firhad Hakim said Kabir’s actions constituted gross indiscipline. - X

West Bengal TMC Suspends MLA Humayun Kabir Over Babri Masjid Proposal

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According to Kabir, 12 donation boxes were placed at the site. So far, Rs 57 lakh has been counted from the boxes, while Rs 2.47 crore has been received through QR-code payments.

One donation box is still kept at the foundation site for fresh contributions.

Published At: 9 December 2025 1:54 pm