'Black armband' Eid protest held in several states against waqf bill

Scores of Muslims turned up for Eid prayers wearing black armbands in many cities and towns across country in protest against Waqf Amendment Bill-2024.

At many places, clerics, too, voiced their opposition to the legislation, while some places saw worshippers carrying Palestinian flags and posters with slogans expressing solidarity with Gaza residents.

The places where black armband protests were held included Lucknow, Bhopal, Ranchi, Nuh, Jaipur, Kolkata, Bhopal and Coimbatore. Bhagwanpur and adjoining areas of Haridwar in Uttarakhand, Tonk and Baran in Rajasthan, and Bidar, Mandya and Belagavi in Karnataka were among other places.

All India Muslim Personal Law Board had urged Muslims to wear black armbands during Juma prayers on the last Friday of Ramzan as a mark of their protest against the bill. Bhopal qazi Syed Mustak Ali Nadvi told TOI AIMPLB call for protest was for Friday prayers, and not on Eid. TNN