The event took place Saturday in Beldanga, a town in West Bengal's Murshidabad district with a history of communal clashes, including November 2024 violence that injured dozens.
Kabir, suspended by TMC for anti-party activities, called it a 'prestige fight' backed by police
after a Calcutta High Court order allowed it under strict security.
He announced a Rs 300 crore project on a 25-bigha plot, hosting Saudi clerics and a biryani feast, while BJP leaders criticized it as vote-bank politics amid heavy deployments that kept the peace.