Security for Suspended Politician Building Controversial Mosque

Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir, involved in building a mosque resembling Ayodhya's Babri Masjid, received Y-Plus category security from the central government. This move followed a court directive after Kabir cited threats to his life. He has now released his personal guards in favor of central protection.

Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir, embroiled in the construction of a mosque designed to echo Ayodhya's Babri Masjid in Murshidabad district, has been granted Y-Plus category security by the central government, according to a source close to him.

On Wednesday, a central security team arrived at Kabir's Murshidabad residence. Kabir, who is also the founder of Janata Unnayan Party (JUP), had laid the mosque's foundation stone at Rejinagar on December 6 last year, an event that heightened political tensions in the state ahead of the assembly elections expected in April.

In January, Kabir approached the Calcutta High Court, claiming a threat to his life and seeking central security. The court instructed him to apply to the Ministry of Home Affairs, subsequently granting him high-profile protection. An 11-member central security team has since replaced his personal guards.

(With inputs from agencies.)