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Murshidabad Babri Masjid Row: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the people of Murshidabad will never accept the "politics of riots". Her remarks came hours after TMC MLA Humayun Kabir was suspended from the ruling party. The TMC took action against Kabir for allegedly pursuing communal politics over his plan to lay the foundation of a "Babri Masjid-style" mosque.

While addressing a public rally in Murshidabad, the chief minister, without naming Kabir, said the "Trinamool Congress does not practise communal politics and is firmly against it". She highlighted the district's pluralistic history to caution against attempts to disturb communal harmony.

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Banerjee said, “We cannot forget the history of Murshidabad. Siraj-ud-Daulah is revered in every home here. This district is the land of the Nawabs. It has holy places of all religions. People remember Siraj. The people of Murshidabad will not accept the politics of riots,” the chief minister said.

'If Required, I Will Announce A New Party On Dec 22': Kabir

Hours after being suspended by his party TMC, Kabir said that he will resign from the party tomorrow, and might even announce his own party on December 22.

"I will resign from TMC tomorrow. If required, I will announce a new party on December 22," the suspended TMC leader said.

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Kabir said that he had been summoned by the party district president for the meeting. "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 told reporters here.

What's Masjid Row?

A few days ago, the TMC MLA A triggered a fresh political firestorm in West Bengal, announcing that will build a mosque modelled on the Babri Masjid (Ayodhya) in Murshidabad district. Kabir insisted that he would go ahead with his December 6 'shilanyas' of a mosque modelled on the Babri Masjid in Murshidabad, defying his party line.

(With agencies inputs)

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