TMC MLA Humayun Kabir got suspended from the party for announcing the construction of a Babri Mosque

Mamata Banerjee was displeased with Kabir’s decision

Kolkata – The Trinamool Congress on Thursday, 4 December 2025 suspended party MLA Humayun Kabir who had given a call for constructing ‘Babri Masjid’ on 6 December 2025, in the State’s Murshidabad district. Kabir, an MLA from Bharatpur was suspended by the disciplinary committee of the party for anti-party activities, Trinamool Congress leader and State’s Minister Firhad Hakim said.

“He stays in Rejinagar and is an MLA from Bharatpur. Why then does he want to build a mosque at Beldanga ? This is because Beldanga is communally sensitive and if there are riots, it will result in polarisation and help the BJP,” Hakim said. The MLA’s suspension comes on the day Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is visiting Murshidabad district.

Hakim said that the Trinamool Congress will not keep in touch with anyone who indulges in communal politics. The party had cautioned Mr. Kabir on three occasions, but he failed to heed the warning, prompting the disciplinary action, he further added.

Assembly elections will be held in Bengal next year. It is being said that Kabir raised the issue of constructing the Babri Mosque to put pressure on the party to secure his MLA candidature; however, ‘the trap he laid has backfired on him.’

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West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose has also sought action against the MLA for making communally charged statements.

Murshidabad witnessed communal riots in April 2025 over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill which left three persons dead and hundreds homeless. Kabir has made several communally charged statements in the past too.

Editorial Perspective

If Mamta Banerjee disapproved of Kabir’s actions, why did she not remove him from the party right away ? Suspending him at this stage comes across as mere theatrics , ‘I will pretend to punish you, and you pretend to be punished’. If someone interprets it that way, can they really be blamed ?