{"id":170532,"date":"2025-03-09T09:20:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T04:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=170532"},"modified":"2025-03-09T09:20:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T04:20:26","slug":"cleric-leads-protest-against-waqf-bill-calls-it-attack-on-muslims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/03\/09\/cleric-leads-protest-against-waqf-bill-calls-it-attack-on-muslims.html","title":{"rendered":"Cleric leads protest against Waqf Bill, calls it attack on Muslims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-170533\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/03\/cleric-pro.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"176\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lucknow: Prominent Shia Muslim cleric Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad Naqvi led a massive protest in Lucknow against the BJP government\u2019s Waqf Amendment Bill, calling it an attempt to seize Waqf properties and weaken Muslims economically.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, addressing demonstrators at the Asafi Mosque, he condemned the Joint Parliamentary Committee for ignoring Muslim concerns and vowed continued resistance. 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