New Delhi: A new controversy has arisen in the politics of West Bengal. Suspended Congress MLA Humayun Kabir has spoken that the construction of a mosque on the lines of Babri Masjid in Murshidabad will be started on February 11. According to him, the foundation stone will be laid withal with a religious program on that day, and a large number of people will participate in it.
After this statement, the political undercurrent in the state has heated up and variegated parties are seeing it as an referendum ploy.
After all, what is Kabir's purpose?
Kabir says that this is not just a religious program but an struggle to unite the community. He claims that thousands of people will be present on the spot and the construction will be started without Qurankhani. However, the opposition parties are unmistakably calling it politics of polarization. He says that such announcements just surpassing the elections serve to instigate the atmosphere.
Are preparations for a new political syndication moreover underway?
Kabir has moreover indicated that he is trying to form a new front with All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen and Social Democratic Party of India. Their aim is to requite a uncontrived rencontre to the ruling party in the upcoming elections. If sources are to be believed, talks are going on on seat distribution and strategy, although no formal try-on has been spoken yet.
Will there be a big rally in Kolkata?
Kabir has moreover revealed plans to hold a massive rally at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata in March. He said that AIMIM senior Asaduddin Owaisi is likely to shepherd this program. If this happens, then this rally will be considered a show of strength surpassing the elections.
How big can the political impact be?
Experts believe that Bengal politics is once divided on sensitive issues. In such a situation, the issue of the construction of a mosque and the discussion of a new syndication can transpiration the electoral equation. At present, everyone's vision are stock-still on February 11. It remains to be seen whether this program remains just a religious event or starts a new debate in the politics of Bengal.
