"I have come here for a meeting with the district president, will give a reaction later. But I have been suspended from the party, not as an MLA, let the meeting happen first," he said.
"We noticed that one of our MLAs from Murshidabad suddenly declared that he would build the Babri Masjid. Why suddenly Babri masjid? We already warned him. As per the decision of our party, TMC, we are suspending MLA Humayun Kabir," the Kolkata mayor said in a press conference here.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Wednesday sharply criticised Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for claiming that former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru wanted to rebuild the Babri Masjid with public funds, calling the statement "a complete lie".
Congress MP Imran Masood on Wednesday criticised Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over his remarks on former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, in which the latter claimed that the first Prime Minister of India favoured utilising government funds for the Babri Masjid.
"Defence Minister Rajnath Singh claims Nehruji wanted to rebuild Babri Masjid with public funds and that Sardar Patel stopped him. This is a lie. There is zero archival or documentary evidence to support it. Nehruji explicitly opposed using government money for religious places -- includi
"Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was truly secular was truly secular, he never believed in appeasement, when Jawaharlal Nehru spoke about spending government funds on the Babri Masjid issue, if anyone opposed it was one born from Gujarat, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who opposed it. At that time, he
Ghosh's comments came amid heightened political exchanges in West Bengal, after Kabir reiterated his plan to lay the foundation stone of a "Babri Masjid" in Beldanga, Murshidabad district, on December 6.
Spiritual leader Ishika Taneja on Sunday responded to Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Mahmood Madani's speech, expressing concern about the safety of Hindu women and alleging that some individuals are using "love jihad" to mislead and trap them.
National President of All India Muslim Jamaat, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, advised Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Mahmood Madani not to "provoke or instigate Muslims," saying that the crores of Muslims of the country do not agree with his statement.
Speaking at the National Governing Body meeting in Bhopal, Madani questioned the independence of the judiciary, citing cases like Babri Masjid and triple talaq. He stated that the Supreme Court should be considered "supreme" only if it upholds the Constitution and the law.
In response to TMC MLA Humayun Kabir's remarks on 'Babri Masjid', Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar said, "This is an open threat to Hindus..." on Thursday.
The remarks came after TMC MLA Kabir triggered controversy by announcing that he would lay the foundation stone of Babri Masjid on December 6 in Beldanga, Murshidabad district, marking 33 years since the demolition of the disputed structure in Ayodhya.