Kabir plans 1 lakh Quran recitations, Babri Masjid model, mirroring Bengal's Gita event.

• Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir announced a "Quran Khwani" with one lakh participants in February, offering a meat and rice feast.
• Kabir's announcement follows his laying the foundation for a Babri Masjid-modeled mosque in Murshidabad.
• The "Quran Khwani" is a response to a "Gita recitation with five lakh people" organized by "Sanatan Sanskriti Sansad" in Kolkata.
• The Gita recitation event, led by Swami Gyananandji Maharaj and inviting Baba Ramdev, highlights the intertwining of faith and politics in West Bengal.
• These religious events are seen as politically motivated, with the TMC accusing the BJP of using religion for polarization ahead of elections.

Why It Matters: This shows how faith and politics are intertwining in West Bengal before elections.