AJUP chief Humayun Kabir booked for allegedly threatening BJP

Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) President Humayun Kabir. File | Photo credit: PTI

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership in Murshidabad has filed a first information report against Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) president Humayun Kabir for allegedly threatening to harm the religious community during a rally on Friday (June 26, 2026).

Mr. Kabir, who is also an MLA, had courted controversy with his remarks at a rally in Rejinagar constituency.

“The FIR was filed by the youth wing of the BJP and the Ram Sita Sewa Mandir. The complaint was based on a viral video of a rally in which Mr. Kabir allegedly called for the mobilization of a certain religious community against another if they cross the border,” said an official from the Behrampur police station.

He issued a stern warning to Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and demanded an immediate end to BJP’s political stranglehold on Murshidabad district. He said: “The day I mobilize and take the field, I will strike back so hard that there will be no one left to carry their party flag.”

This comes a day after a BJP leader from Malda’s English Bazar filed another FIR against Mr. Kabir for allegedly inciting religious tension.

Published – 28 Jun 2026 21:38 IST