According to a senior BJP leader, the proposed dinner meeting is intended to create a platform for an open and constructive exchange of ideas among alliance partners. It is expected to provide the Prime Minister with an opportunity to discuss legislative priorities, review the government'
"The BJP believes in fanaticism. The constitution grants the fundamental right to freedom of religion, but there should be no malice and politicisation. The way things have been done, a poisonous atmosphere has been created across the country under the Modi government," Bhagat told ANI.
Over the years, the festival has evolved into a platform celebrating compassion and human dignity. This year's edition was attended by West Bengal Governor Dr. C. V. Ananda Bose, Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto, Bishop Stephen Fernandes, and ambassadors from Portugal, Malta, Timor-Leste,
"This is a means to create an environment of hatred in the entire country... West Bengal government should take strict action against this. Mosque can be built, but it is wrong to play political games in the name of mosques," Masood told ANI.
Several political and religious figures are also set to attend, including Baba Ramdev, Baba Bageshwar and Sadhvi Ritambhara, with a large stage set up at the ground.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday accused the BJP of repeatedly using religion to provoke voters, while praising West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's leadership and popularity across the state.
Momin told ANI that Hamayun Kabir reflects TMC's agenda to make West Bengal an "Islamic state". He targeted both TMC and Kabir since the latter went ahead with laying the foundation stone for a Babri Masjid in Murshidabad on the 33rd anniversary of the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition.
He drew attention to the constitutional right to build places of worship and said that he is not doing anything unconstitutional, "as anyone can make a temple or church, so can I".
This comes after the Trinamool Congress (TMC) suspended West Bengal MLA Humayun Kabir on Thursday over his remarks, in which he claimed he would inaugurate a Babri Masjid in the state's Murshidabad district today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public meeting at Ranaghat in Nadia district, West Bengal, on December 20. The meeting will be held ahead of the forthcoming organisational activities in West Bengal and the 2026 Assembly elections.