The day is especially sensitive as it is the anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, which fell on December 6, 1992.

Security has been heightened in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district ahead of the foundation laying of a mosque modelled on Ayodhya’s demolished Babri Masjid proposed by suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir on Saturday.

The day is especially sensitive as it is the anniversary of the December 6, 1992, demolition of the Babri Masjid. A Ram Mandir now stands at the spot in Ayodhya after the Supreme Court's orders.

The Beldanga area of Murshidabad , where the replica mosque has been proposed, has been placed under a "high security" zone, with the police, Rapid Action Force (RAF) and BSF units being mobilised, officials to

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