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Cal HC to hear PIL seeking stay on laying foundation stone of Babri Masjid replica in Murshidabad

Kolkata, Dec 4 (UNI) The Calcutta High Court is likely to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on Friday regarding the laying of a foundation stone of a Babri Masjid replica in Murshidabad district, as Trinamool Congress suspended MLA Humayun Kabir proposed to preside over the ceremonial foundation laying stone of the mosque at Beldanga.
Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir, who has been suspended by the ruling TMC for his proposed plan to lay the foundation stone of a Babri Masjid replica on December 6, today said their programme will start at 12 PM and be completed by 2 PM.
The PIL was filed by senior lawyer Sabyasachi Chattopadhyay in the court of division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Sujay Paul seeking a stay on suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir's plan to lay the foundation stone for building the mosque.
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