<p>Kolkata: West Bengal BJP's Murshidabad unit has announced plans to construct a Ram temple in Berhampore, days after TMC MLA Humayun Kabir proposed to set up a <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal/tmc-mla-announces-plan-to-build-babri-masjid-like-mosque-in-west-bengal-3312041">mosque modelled after the Babri Masjid</a> at Beldanga in the same district.</p>.<p>The BJP said the temple’s construction will begin on January 22, 2025, exactly one year after the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.</p>.<p>BJP’s Berhampore organisational district president, Shakharav Sarkar, said land for the temple has already been identified, and the project is estimated to cost Rs 10 crore.</p>.<p>"We have already identified a land in Beharampore area and the construction work for the Ram Temple based on the design of the temple on Ayodhya will begin soon," he told reporters.</p>.Ayodhya: First anniversary of consecration ceremony at Ram temple to be held on Jan 11.<p>Kabir, the TMC MLA from Beldanga, had on Tuesday announced plans for the mosque, which he said would honour the sentiments of the region’s significant minority population.</p>.<p>His remarks have sparked political controversy, with opposition parties accusing him of attempting to polarise communities for political gain.</p>.<p>The BJP’s counterproposal to build a Ram temple is seen as a strategic move to strengthen its presence among the Hindu community in Murshidabad, a district where minorities make up around 75 per cent of the population.</p>.<p>Responding to the controversy, the TMC distanced itself from Kabir’s remarks, describing them as his personal opinion.</p>.<p>“The TMC has nothing to do with this statement of Kabir,” a senior party leader said.</p>.<p>Kabir’s announcement has also drawn criticism from the Congress, which accused him of playing divisive politics in a sensitive region. </p>
<p>Kolkata: West Bengal BJP's Murshidabad unit has announced plans to construct a Ram temple in Berhampore, days after TMC MLA Humayun Kabir proposed to set up a <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal/tmc-mla-announces-plan-to-build-babri-masjid-like-mosque-in-west-bengal-3312041">mosque modelled after the Babri Masjid</a> at Beldanga in the same district.</p>.<p>The BJP said the temple’s construction will begin on January 22, 2025, exactly one year after the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.</p>.<p>BJP’s Berhampore organisational district president, Shakharav Sarkar, said land for the temple has already been identified, and the project is estimated to cost Rs 10 crore.</p>.<p>"We have already identified a land in Beharampore area and the construction work for the Ram Temple based on the design of the temple on Ayodhya will begin soon," he told reporters.</p>.Ayodhya: First anniversary of consecration ceremony at Ram temple to be held on Jan 11.<p>Kabir, the TMC MLA from Beldanga, had on Tuesday announced plans for the mosque, which he said would honour the sentiments of the region’s significant minority population.</p>.<p>His remarks have sparked political controversy, with opposition parties accusing him of attempting to polarise communities for political gain.</p>.<p>The BJP’s counterproposal to build a Ram temple is seen as a strategic move to strengthen its presence among the Hindu community in Murshidabad, a district where minorities make up around 75 per cent of the population.</p>.<p>Responding to the controversy, the TMC distanced itself from Kabir’s remarks, describing them as his personal opinion.</p>.<p>“The TMC has nothing to do with this statement of Kabir,” a senior party leader said.</p>.<p>Kabir’s announcement has also drawn criticism from the Congress, which accused him of playing divisive politics in a sensitive region. </p>