HUMAYUN’S BABRI MOVE UNSETTLES MAMATA IN POLL SEASON

capable of hosting approximately 400 dignitaries, was specially erected, while seven catering agencies were contracted to supply over 40,000 meal packets for guests and an additional 20,000 for local residents, pushing expenditure estimates to between Rs 60-70 lakh.

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Nearly 3,000 volunteers were deployed to coordinate crowd, traffic, and public order management.

Visitors included prominent religious leaders from across states, including two qazis arriving from Saudi Arabia in a convoy organized from Kolkata airport. The event opened with Quranic recitation at 10 a.m., followed by the ceremonial foundation, with a promise to clear the venue by 4 p.m. as per police directives.

Kabir appeared undeterred by political controversies or administrative vigilance.

Speaking to The Sunday Guardian hours before the ceremony, Kabir asserted that “there are conspiracies to disrupt the programme by instigating violence. Lakhs of people from across south Bengal districts will foil such attempts. It will be a peaceful ceremony.”