Kolkata: As West Bengal approaches a critical election year, the state’s political landscape is witnessing a surge in temple-mosque initiatives, mass scripture recitals, and symbolic timing, signalling a shift toward heightened communal polarisation. This religious assertion is increasingly defining a border state historically shaped by Partition, demographic shifts, and a delicate social fabric that is now being tested by competitive political mobilisation.

Symbolic Foundations in Murshidabad

A substantial spur occurred on December 6, the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition. In Murshidabad’s Rejinagar, suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir proceeded with a foundation-laying ceremony for a mosque designed as a replica of the original Babri structure. The event was held under a heavy sec

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