India, Dec. 8 -- Suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir on Monday withdrew his earlier decision to step down from the West Bengal Assembly.

The decision came days after he sparked a political firestrom in the state and laid the foundation stone of a Babri Masjid-style mosque in Murshidabad on December 6, the 33rd anniversary of the mosque's demolition.

Kabir, who represents Bharatpur in Murshidabad district, had drawn attention for initiating the construction of a mosque modelled after the Babri Masjid. Soon after, he announced he would resign from the Assembly on December 17 and launch a new political outfit five days later, news agency PTI reported.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Kabir said he had reversed his resigna...