The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Sunday declared a nationwide agitation against the proposed Waqf Amendment Bill.
The BJP reacted to the protest calling it an effort to create a Saheen Bagh-like situation.
Members of Muslim community, under various organisations, led by the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) in West Bengal staged their protest against the Centre’s Waqf Amendment Bill demanding active participation of TMC MPs against it during the voting process.
NCP SP Chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday assured the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) that the opposition will not allow the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 to be passed in the Parliament.
A meeting of the board decided to protest with full vigour the proposed uniform civil code at all levels.
An appeal has been made through the letter that a large number of people should register their protest against the Uniform Civil Code.
AIMPLB Chairman Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, opposing the UCC, said this proposal comes in conflicts with Shariat in many cases.
A Special CBI Court in 2020 acquitted the 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
"There is a need for educating people about the aspects of Sharia related to Personal Law. The law journal to be published in English and Urdu will have information on the legal rights of minorities and the various court judgments on minority issues in a simplified manner," the board said.
However, the Sunni Central Waqf Board, one of the main litigants in the Ayodhya land dispute case has decided not to file a review petition.
