Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday claimed that any construction done in the name of the Mughal emperor Babar will face strong opposition and be dismantled.

"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.

The BJP leader made the statement after suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir laid the foundation stone for a mosque modelled on Ayodhya's Babri Masjid at Rejinagar in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Saturday.

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