Gujarat Muslim body alleges suppression of dissent over Waqf Act protests
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Muslim Hit Rakshak Samiti has accused the state government of suppressing peaceful dissent after being repeatedly denied permission to protest against the Waqf Amendment Act.
On Monday, the Samiti announced a month-long statewide protest starting Tuesday, calling the Act discriminatory and a threat to Muslim Waqf properties. The group said the amendment violates constitutional rights and is an attempt to encroach on religious endowments.
Ahmedabad Jamaat-e-Islami Hind president Iqbal Mirza stated that the protest would begin with a silent human chain on Nehru Bridge, with men and women standing on opposite sides, holding placards.
However, the group is still awaiting police clearance. Mirza noted that earlier protests planned in Himmatnagar and Dholka were denied permission as well.
He pointed out that while other states allow peaceful demonstrations, Gujarat’s restrictions may force them to seek legal recourse from the High Court.
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UP: 90 Bangladeshis, including 28 children, held in Mathura for illegal stay
Mathura (UP), May 16 (PTI): As many as 90 Bangladeshi nationals, including many children, were apprehended from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district on Friday for alleged illegal stay in India, officials said.
They were taken into custody from local brickyards at Khajpur village under the Naujheel police station limits, a senior officer said.
"Regular searches were being conducted throughout the district. During one such operation, police were searching some local brickyards when they came across Bangladeshi nationals working there," SSP Shlok Kumar said.
Giving a break-up, the officer said in all, 35 men, 27 women and 28 children have been taken into custody.
"During interrogation, all of them admitted to being Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in India. They moved to Mathura three to four months back from a neighbouring state. Police are trying to establish their links," the SSP said, adding that their job contractor and other associates are also being questioned.
The officer told PTI that police also recovered some Aadhaar cards from the Bangladeshi nationals, apparently issued on forged documents in some other state.
Further legal proceedings are underway, Kumar said.
