Baharampur: Donation boxes for the proposed Babri Masjid-style mosque initiated by suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir in West Bengal's Murshidabad district are nearly full, with cash-counting machines working through the night as contributions continue to flow in both physically and online.

So far, Rs 37.33 lakh in cash has been counted from four donation boxes and one sack, while online donations via QR codes have reached Rs 93 lakh, pushing the total beyond Rs 1.30 crore. Seven sealed boxes remain unopened, according to sources close to Kabir.

Kabir laid the mosque's foundation stone at Rejinagar on December 6, the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition, amid heavy security, an act that intensified political tensions in Bengal ahead of elections.

A former Congress MLA who joined Trin

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