A strange case of mistaken identity has come to light in West Bengal politics, where Humayun Kabir laid the foundation of a Babri Masjid-style mosque in Murshidabad, while 200 km away, another MLA with the same name in Debra, West Medinipur, received around 200 calls for donations.

When the suspended Trinamool Congress MLA appealed for donations for the proposed mosque in Beldanga in Rezinagar area of ​​Murshidabad on Saturday (6 December 2025), he would hardly have imagined that after this his party colleague, the MLA from Debra, would start receiving calls. For the past two days, Debra MLA’s mobile phone has been receiving calls from strangers from different states, most of whom are making the same request: give a QR code for donations for the proposed mosque.

‘I am not Humayun Kabir of Murshidabad.

Debra MLA said, ‘For the last one week, I have been facing a lot of difficulty in listening to the continuous calls and messages for Humayun Kabir of Murshidabad. This is a case of mistaken identity. A former Indian Police Service officer said, ‘Almost all the people calling want to send money for the Murshidabad mosque. I have to explain again and again that I am not Humayun Kabir of Murshidabad. I am a different person, although both of us were TMC MLAs until they were suspended last week.

He told that calls are coming from Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai, Haryana, Rajasthan and even from abroad. Debra MLA Humayun Kabir left his job as a police officer to join politics in 2021. He said, ‘I usually pick up all unknown numbers. In the last two days, I must have received around 200 such calls.

How much money has come so far for the mosque?

The former minister said, ‘I humbly ask him to find the correct number and contact the second Humayun Kabir directly.’ Debra MLA also clarified her stand on Facebook, and later posted a message which read, ‘Temples and mosques are not arenas for political wrestling, but places of prayer and worship.’ At the same time, according to associates of suspended Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir from TMC, 11 big donation boxes were kept at the venue on Saturday. By Sunday evening, four donation boxes and a bag full of cash were opened for counting, in which Rs 37.33 lakh was found. So far, Rs 93 lakh has been received as online donation through QRcode.

Suspended Trinamool Congress leader Humayun Kabir has taken a U-turn from his statement. He said on Sunday (7 December 2025) that he will not resign from the post of MLA. This announcement of Kabir has come just a few days after his statement in which he had said that he will resign from the post of Trinamool Congress MLA from Bharatpur in Murshidabad district on December 8.

Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir while talking to the media said that I had announced that I will resign. However, people who voted for Yusuf Pathan as MP from Baharampur constituency of Murshidabad are unable to find him as he is never seen here. Many documents have to be signed, so people are telling me that I should not resign. He told me that I had been selected to work for his welfare. If I work for them they will vote for me again, so I will not resign for the people of Bharatpur.

When did Humayun Kabir turn?

This U-turn of the Trinamool leader came a day after laying the foundation stone of a mosque in Beldanga in Murshidabad district. As a result of this move, he was suspended from the Trinamool Congress. However, Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh on Saturday clarified that Kabir was suspended not because of his desire to build a mosque, but for allegedly trying to spread religious fanaticism in the name of a religious event.

Humayun was about to resign on December 8

Humayun Kabir had said on December 4 that he would resign from the post of MLA by December 8 and would announce his new political party on December 22. Soon after the official announcement of West Bengal Urban Development Minister and Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Mayor Firhad Hakim suspending Kabir from the party, Kabir said that I will resign from the post of Bharatpur MLA on Friday or Monday. After this I will announce my new political party on 22 December. My program on December 6 to lay the foundation stone of Babri Masjid at Beldanga in Murshidabad district will remain the same.

In the past, Kabir had been warned several times by the Trinamool Congress leadership for alleged anti-party activities and public comments causing embarrassment to the leadership. Now finally on Thursday, Trinamool Congress formally and clearly announced his suspension from the party.