Kolkata, West Bengal: Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday issued a sharp rebuke after suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir laid the foundation stone for a Babri Masjid in Murshidabad, calling the move an attempt to provoke the Hindu community.

Majumdar said, "The Babri Masjid will never be accepted in Bengal. No one is opposing the construction of a mosque, but building one in the name of Babur seems like an attempt to insult Hindus and provoke them. The Hindu community will respond appropriately..."

Kabir, who was suspended by the TMC earlier this year, triggered a political storm after he initiated the construction of a mosque named Babri Masjid. He defended the decision, citing constitutional rights, and argued that he was well within his legal limits.

Addressing a public gathering, Kabir said, "I am not doing anything unconstitutional. Anyone can build a temple, anyone can build a church; I will build a mosque. It is being said that we cannot build the Babri Masjid. It is not written anywhere. The Supreme Court gave a judgment which stated that the Hindu people had demolished the Babri Masjid. Considering the sentiments of Hindus, the decision was taken to build a temple here. Now we see someone laying the foundation stone for a Ram Temple in Sagardighi. But the Constitution allows us to build a mosque."

Kabir maintained that ongoing legal complaints would not stall the project. "Five cases have been filed against me, but no one can stop someone with whom Allah is. The court has also clearly stated that it is written in the Constitution of India that one can build a mosque; it is a right," he said.

Referring to the demolished Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, he questioned why Muslims in Bengal should be restricted from building a mosque under the same name. "There are four crore Muslims in Bengal. Don't they have the right to build the Babri Masjid? Threats have been made against me, including by the former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. If anyone has the courage, let them come here to Murshidabad and show it," he added.

Kabir also revealed that the project would involve a ₹300-crore plan, incorporating a mosque, hospital, guesthouse, and meeting hall. Reaffirming his commitment, he said, "It is a promise of the Muslims: The Babri Masjid will be built, it will be built, it will be built."