MLC America Ali Khan. File | Photo Credit: Ramakrishna G
On Thursday, the chairwoman of various agencies that operate on the basis of the Social Care of Telangana minorities joined on Thursday to Unitedly against the draft law on the WAQF 2024, which was handed over to Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
As a symbolic gesture of the protest, they wore a black gallery during a press conference and expressed their strong disagreement with legislation. They argued that the bill was undermined by religious minorities’ rights and promised to take further steps by encountering the main Minister of Telangana A. Revant Reddy to invite him to adopt a resolution against the bill in the State Legislative Assembly, and even indicated that protests would be organized.
In an interview for the media in the house of Haj, Chairman of the Board of TELANGANA Council Syed Azmatullah Hussaini called the passage of the law “Black Day”. In comparison with the demolition Babri Masjid, he stated that the authorization of the bill was second from 6 December. Mr. Hussaini accused the Union’s government of camouflage as a measure for employment and authorization, while in fact violates constitutional guarantees under Articles 25, 26 and 29 and 29 and 29 and 29 and 29 and 29 and 29 and 29.
The chairman of Telangana MenSies Finance Finance Corporation Obaidullah Kothwal reaffirmed the unified opposition to the bill and said that the government of Telangans and the ruling party was firmly opposed. He stressed that the proposed changes represented a serious threat to the integrity of the WAQF properties and should be resisted at all levels.
MLC America Ali Khan, who also addressed the media, accused the government of the Union of attempting to create a division between communities. He challenged the attitude of the Minister of the Union Kiren Rijiju on the bill, although he claimed that government policies from 2014 to 2024 have constantly focused on Muslims. “Today, the government focuses on WAQF real estate belonging to Muslims. Tomorrow, similar measures could be taken against the Christian and Sikh communities. Therefore, all religious minorities must be connected to oppose this bill,” he said. “We will meet the main Minister of Revant Reddy and get a resolution that is reflected in the (legislative) assembly, and we will try to send it to the center.”
The speakers said that they would remain united and persistent in their opposition to the bill. The chairman of Urdu Academy Taker Bin Hamdan also spoke.
Published – April 3 2025 20:28
