The construction work for the Babri Mosque at Beldanga in minority-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal, masterminded by the maverick and now-suspended Trinamool Congress legislator, Humayun Kabir, will start from Wednesday.
Pakistan's foreign ministry also claimed that more Indian mosques are facing a threat of desecration and destruction.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed contempt petitions filed against some BJP leaders, the Uttar Pradesh government, and its officials arising out of the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.
The 61-year-old BJP leader is the 19th accused to depose before the court in the over 27-year-old case.
The court had asked the central government body, to make arrangements at the residence of 10 of the 32 accused who had opted to record their statements through video conferencing.
Framed by a special CBI court in 2017, the investigation agency has charged BJP leaders Advani, Joshi, Bharti, Kalyan Singh and others of criminal conspiracy in the Babri demolition case.
The apex court said that the run-up to the incident saw the posting of a police picket at the site on November 12, 1949, due to communal tensions.
The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred the hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute case to March 14 after completion…
