Speaking to ANI, Siddiqui claimed that the ongoing protests were led by those who had previously controlled Waqf properties while assuring that the law would ultimately serve the welfare of Muslims across the country.
Pakistan's former Senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani visited the protest camp and held a meeting with BNP chairman Sardar Akhtar Mengal. However, party sources revealed the discussion did not yield any progress towards addressing the impasse.
The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has strongly condemned the recent abduction and torture of human rights lawyer Aamir Warraich, labeling the incident as state-backed terrorism carried out by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and military forces.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia on Wednesday spoke about the fee hike in private schools and said the 'education mafia' in Delhi has become so daring that small innocent children are being tortured.
Saurabh, a protesting parent said that children in the school were being made to sit in the library of the schools because the demanded increased fees had not been paid.
"The CM was busy with the Home Minister's visit. This is why he could not have a detailed discussion with his alliance partners. He will probably come to the house today, and only after discussions with him will we be able to decide today's business," MLA Bhat told ANI.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) party MLA Tanvir Sadiq on Wednesday emphasised the importance of holding those involved in terrorism accountable for their actions over the extradition of 26/11 mastermind Tahawwur Rana.
Violence erupted in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Tuesday during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, with clashes between demonstrators and police resulting in stone-pelting and torched police vehicles.
Raza added that security measures at other KFC locations are being increased and that such incidents were part of a larger pattern across the Muslim world, especially in countries like Bangladesh, with social media fuelling the unrest.
Nepal's royalist party, RPP, has called for a national consensus to establish a new political system that accommodates the monarchy as it prepares for capital-centric protests later this month.
The pro-monarchy Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) staged a protest in Kathmandu demanding the return of the monarchy, despite being denied permission by local authorities due to security concerns following recent violent clashes.