Jhansi (UP)- Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday issued a warning that any construction done in the name of the Mughal emperor Babar will face strong opposition.

Maurya’s reaction came following suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir laying the foundation stone for a mosque – modelled on Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid – at Rejinagar in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Saturday, escalating political temperatures in the state where the assembly elections are due next year.

“There is no issue with the construction of a mosque, but if someone builds it in the name of Babar, then we will not only oppose it, but we will also ensure it is swiftly dismantled,” he told reporters here.

Maurya also sharply criticised the Samajwadi Party (SP), asserting that its president, Akh

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