Bring Muslims under CAA ambit, says AIMPLB head

LUCKNOW: President of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and rector of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulema Maulana Rabey Hasani Nadwi on Wednesday came out against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and asked the government to either repeal the law or bring Muslims within its ambit.
In a statement released by his representative Mohammad Hamza Hasani Nadwi, Maulana Nadwi said: “CAA is not right for the country and for the community.Because of this Act, the country is witnessing disturbance. Keeping Muslims out of its ambit is damaging the secular nature of India. It is also adversely affecting the respect that out country enjoys across the world.”
“Our democracy gives everyone the right to protest but people should refrain from acting in a violent or aggressive manner,” he said.
Earlier on December 15-16, students of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulema, the 121-year-old Islamic seminary in Lucknow had protested against police action on students of Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University who were protesting against CAA and NRC. Students had come out briefly of their hostel on December 15 and staged a longer protest the following morning on Monday.
The protest took an ugly turn when students indulged in stone pelting and were cane-charged by police. After the agitation, the institution was shut till January 5. Students were asked to leave both college premises as well as the hostel.