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The Hindu
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Clamour intensifies against Waqf Amendment Act, protest in Hyderabad
Over 400 people, including women and children, gathered at Dharna Chowk, Indira Park, on Saturday afternoon to protest against the Waqf Amendment Act. The rally was organised by the Telangana Muslim Joint Action Committee (JAC). People took part in the protest by holding placards and listening to speeches conveying growing concerns over the Act. JAC convenor and Tehreek Muslim Shabban president Mohammed Mushtaq Malik criticised the 'systematic weakening of Muslim institutions' and urged political parties and civil society groups to support the resistance. The provisions of the new law would pave the way for a greater State control over religious endowments, he said. Describing the legislation as more far-reaching than earlier concerns over the CAA and NRC, Mr. Malik questioned the removal of community-specific safeguards and provisions allowing non-Muslim appointments to Waqf Boards. He also emphasised the need for the All India Muslim Personal Law Board to maintain political neutrality if it intends to lead a credible movement against the Act. Mahila Congress vice-president from Khairatabad Asma Ibrahim requested the public to participate in such marches to show their support against the law. 'The Modi government is after the Waqf Bill to target us. We should not let them do this discrimination to us. I request my fellow sisters to join us in this protest,' she said. Leaders from various political parties, including Congress, BRS, MBT and Telangana Jana Samithi, were present. Former PCC president V. Hanumantha Rao, former minister Mohammed Ali Shabbir, MBT president Majeedullah Khan Farhat, BRS leader Shaik Abdullah Sohail, former MP Aziz Pasha, MLC Kodandaram, Waqf Board chairman Syed Azmatullah Hussaini, and Haj Committee chairman Khusro Pasha Biyabani, took part. Central Zone police cordoned off the area with a 300-metre security perimeter to prevent any untoward incident.
Hans India
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Waqf: Muslim JAC to organise march on May 31
Hyderabad: The Muslim Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Telangana and AP, under the banner of Tahreek Muslim Shabban, has informed a massive protest march in Hyderabad against the Centre's recently approved Wakf Amendment Bill. The 'Telangana March to Rollback Waqf Amendment Act-2025' will take place on May 31 at Dharna Chowk. The venue for the Telangana March was finalised during the core committee meeting of the JAC held recently at the head office of Tahreek Muslim Shabban in Azampura, Hyderabad. The announcement was made by JAC convenor and Tahreek Muslim Shabban president Mohammed Mushtaq Malik. He stated that people from all districts of Telangana would participate in the march, which aims to pressurise the central government to withdraw the controversial legislation. Mushtaq Malik said the march would be bigger than the anti-CAA and NRC protests held in 2019, which were among the largest peaceful agitations in the country. 'All political parties except the BJP, including the Congress, BRS, CPI, CPM, as well as leaders from religious institutions, educational bodies, and social organizations, are expected to join the march,' he said. The main objectives of the Telangana March are to ensure the protection of mosques, dargahs, khanqahs, Ashoorkhanas, graveyards, Waqf properties, religious schools (madrasas), and Eidgahs, which protesters believe are under threat due to the amendment. The protest is shaping up to be one of the largest demonstrations in recent times, with strong participation expected from both Muslims and non-Muslims who believe in preserving constitutional and minority rights.
