West Medinipur, Dec. 13 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh alleged that the demand to build a Babri Masjid in West Bengal is part of a "conspiracy underway to create Bangladesh" in the state, calling it a "gift from Mamata Banerjee," and further questioning the decision to name the mosque after the Mughal emperor Babar.

Speaking to ANI, Ghosh said, "If there is no Babri Masjid anywhere in the entire country, then why is it being made into a mosque here in Bengal? Because there is a conspiracy underway to create Bangladesh here, and this is a gift from Mamata Banerjee. It is not wrong to build a mosque, but why are you building it in the name of Babar? Babar was a tyrannical invader."

The statement comes amid growing poli...