Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Chief Mahmood Madani on Sunday said the fight on Waqf Amendment Act will continue and they are ready to make sacrifices.
Mahmood Madani said, ” The fight will continue, it won’t end, whatever sacrifices we will have to make. We have made sacrifices before (India’s) independence as well. If we have to fight, we will fight. If we have to wait, we will wait. We are waiting for justice, the whole community…people of this country are beautiful, not bad, only a few people are doing this…we are not alone in this.”
#WATCH | Delhi: On Waqf Amendment Act, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Chief Mahmood Madani says, " The fight will continue, it won't end, whatever sacrifices we will have to make. We have made sacrifices before (India's) independence as well. If we have to fight, we will fight. If we have… pic.twitter.com/MRWiBJYVLx
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‘Act Implemented with malicious intent’
Madani further said, ” This is not an issue of Waqf but politics. In the name of Muslims, sometimes by abusing Muslims or by being the sympathisers of Muslims, this act (was implemented) with malicious intent…this act or amendment is not right for the country, society or Muslims…”
#WATCH | Delhi: On Waqf Amendment Act, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Chief Mahmood Madani says, " This is not an issue of Waqf but politics. In the name of Muslims, sometimes by abusing Muslims or by being the sympathisers of Muslims, this act (was implemented) with malicious intent…this… pic.twitter.com/AO5UfMpaaI
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Earlier, BJP leaders and workers hold protest march in Kolkata against the state government over the violence in the state and the loss of jobs of SSC teachers. West Bengal LoP and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar and other leaders are present.
#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal: BJP leaders and workers hold protest march in Kolkata against the state government over the violence in the state and the loss of jobs of SSC teachers
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West Bengal LoP and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar and other… pic.twitter.com/JC2I7A7JPq
Shekhawat: ‘Vote-bank appeasement’
Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday strongly criticised the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, blaming it for the recent violence in Murshidabad linked to protests over the new Waqf law. He also accused the state of indulging in vote-bank appeasement and remaining silent while the Hindu community faced targeted attacks.
“The conditions being created for the appeasement of votes under the Mamata Banerjee government are both unfortunate and condemnable,” Shekhawat said.
Polce arrest over 150 in Murshidabad district
West Bengal Police have arrested a total of 150 individuals in connection with the recent violence in the Murshidabad district, which was sparked by protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act.
Adequate police forces have been deployed in Samserganj, Dhuliyan, and other affected areas to maintain order, according to a statement by the police.
On Saturday, a special bench of the Calcutta High Court ordered the deployment of central forces “immediately” in Murshidabad in the wake of widespread violence in the district during the protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act that resulted in three deaths so far.
