Muslims took to the streets against the Waqf Bill, protests happening across the country, the matter reached the Supreme Court
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After the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, people of the Muslim community are taking to the streets in many parts of the country. Muslim organizations are protesting against the Waqf Bill at different places in the country including Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai. Meanwhile, the first petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday (April 4, 2025) against the changes in the Waqf Act. Congress MP Mohammad Javed has challenged the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025.
Minority community took to the streets in Kolkata
Members of the minority community protested at Park Circus Crossing in Kolkata and demanded immediate withdrawal of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The protests disrupted traffic in the area and a large number of people gathered on the streets. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has also criticized the BJP for introducing the Waqf Bill and accused it of trying to divide the country.
Protests in Karnataka, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad
During the discussion on the bill in Parliament, opposition parties raised strong objections and called it anti-Muslim and unconstitutional, while the government responded that this historic reform will benefit the minority community. Protests are also being held against this bill in Karnataka, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. Meanwhile, the police took out a flag march in Delhi’s Jamia area today.
All India Muslim Jamaat supported the bill
National President of All India Muslim Jamaat Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi said that the Waqf Amendment Bill has been passed in the Lok Sabha and also in the Rajya Sabha. I thank the government for this. He said that this bill is in the interest of Muslims. Along with this, he appealed that common Muslims should not come out on the streets against it.
The Wakf Amendment Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha by 128 votes against 95. Earlier, it was approved by the Lok Sabha late on Wednesday night, in which 288 members voted in its favour and 232 against it.
