MANUU students protest against Waqf Bill
Hyderabad: Students at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) held a protest in response to a call by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, opposing the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Act.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the protesters criticised the law as unjust and a targeted interference in the functioning of Muslim religious and charitable institutions.
The demonstration saw the participation of multiple student bodies. Protesters voiced fears that the amendment undermined the autonomy of Waqf institutions, enabling state control under the guise of reform. They argued that this was part of a broader pattern of discrimination, where Muslim organisations face tighter scrutiny while similar entities of other communities remain unaffected.
Shaikh Mudassir, a PhD scholar and president of the student union at MANUU, condemned the amendment, calling it “a state-backed attack on the Muslim community’s religious and charitable establishments.”
Meanwhile, in the wake of growing protests against the controversial Waqf Amendment Act, police across Uttar Pradesh have launched a stringent clampdown on demonstrators, issuing notices of heavy fines and placing activists under house arrest, raising serious concerns over freedom of expression and peaceful dissent.
A woman protester in Lucknow, who previously led anti-CAA and NRC demonstrations with a child tied to her waist, has received a notice of Rs 10 lakh from the city police. She has been ordered to appear before the ACP of Qaiser Bagh.
Meanwhile, 24 imams and muezzins in Muzaffarnagar and Noida have been served notices for participating in peaceful protests by wearing black armbands, a symbolic move made on the appeal of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board.
