TMC suspended MLA Humayun Kabir over the announcement of building Babri Masjid. In response to this, Kabir said that Mamata Banerjee will not be CM in 2026. He also announced his resignation from TMC and formation of a new party.
Murshidabad (West Bengal): Suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir on Thursday intensified his attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. She announced that she would not be in power after the 2026 assembly elections. In a strong statement targeting the Chief Minister, Kabir said, “The Chief Minister should be a former Chief Minister. In 2026, the Chief Minister will not become the Chief Minister, will not take oath, and will be known as a former Chief Minister.”
Kabir’s comments come hours after TMC suspended him over his statement claiming to inaugurate the Babri Masjid in the state’s Murshidabad district on December 6. West Bengal MLA Kabir said, “I will resign from TMC tomorrow. If needed, I will announce a new party on December 22.
He was called for a meeting by the district president of the party. He said, “I have come here for a meeting with the district president, I will respond later. But I have been suspended from the party, not as an MLA, let the meeting be held first.”
According to Kolkata Mayor and TMC leader Firhad Hakim, Kabir had been “warned” earlier about his statements, and hence, raising questions over his intentions, the party has suspended him. “We saw that one of our MLAs from Murshidabad suddenly announced that he will build Babri Masjid. Why suddenly Babri Masjid? We had already warned him. As per the decision of our party, TMC, we are suspending MLA Humayun Kabir,” the Kolkata mayor and minister of state said at a press conference.
Kabir had earlier revealed his plans to lay the foundation stone of “Babri Masjid” at Beldanga in Murshidabad district on 6 December. He had said, “We will lay the foundation stone of Babri Masjid at Beldanga in Murshidabad district on December 6.” He had earlier courted controversy by announcing that the project would take three years to complete and that various Muslim leaders would participate in it. “We will lay the foundation stone of Babri Masjid at Beldanga in Murshidabad district on December 6. It will take three years to complete. Various Muslim leaders will participate in that programme,” he said.