Babri Masjid-linked mosque in Bengal raises ₹1.30 crore, 7 boxes to open

• Babri Masjid-style mosque plan in West Bengal's Murshidabad has raised over ₹1.30 crore in donations.
• Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir laid the foundation stone on December 6, the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition.
• Donations include ₹37.33 lakh cash from opened boxes and ₹93 lakh via online QR codes; seven more boxes are yet to be opened.
• Kabir was suspended by TMC before the ceremony and plans to launch a new political party on December 22.
• The project has become a significant political and religious flashpoint in pre-election West Bengal.

Why It Matters: It signifies escalating religious-political tensions in poll-bound West Bengal.