Babur was no messiah, No Mosque should be built in his name: Iqbal Ansari

Former litigant in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi dispute, Iqbal Ansari, said Babur was no Messiah, and no mosque should be built in his name. He was reacting to the alleged laying of the foundation stone for a mosque in the name of Babri Masjid by suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir in Beldanga, West Bengal.

Kabir on Saturday laid the foundation stone for a Babri Masjid-like mosque at Beldanga in West Bengal’s Murshidabad. The event was deliberately timed for December 6, the anniversary of the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya.

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Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Iqbal Ansari said that on November 9, 2019, the Supreme Court delivered its final verdict on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute, after which Muslims across the country respected the court’s decision and maintained peace. “The court gave its verdict, and not a single leaf stirred in the entire country. This is the biggest proof that there is no dispute regarding this issue in the country today.”

He further said that with elections approaching in West Bengal, some leaders are once again starting the temple-mosque politics. He alleged that “the elections haven’t even started yet, and they’ve suddenly remembered the mosque in Babur’s name. This is just politics. It’s an attempt to divide the country.”

Iqbal Ansari said that Babur was neither a messiah for anyone, nor did he do anything in this country that was in the interest of the people, Hindus, Muslims, or the nation. “Babur neither built any schools nor hospitals, nor did he do any development work. Therefore, there is no need to build a mosque in Babur’s name.”