Maharashtra Samajwadi Party President Abu Asim Azmi on Tuesday said that the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) is leading the protest against the amended Waqf law and urged demonstrators to ensure that protests remain peaceful and purposeful.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jagadish Shettar on Tuesday attacked Karnataka Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan and said that if the latter thinks that he is not going to implement the Waqf Amendment Act in the state, then he has to go to Pakistan.
Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday appealed to the Muslim community not to allow themselves to be used as a vote bank by opposition parties, including the Congress and the Left, noting that once they become a vote bank, they will be treated as a commodity.
BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, addressing the recent violence in West Bengal during protests against the Waqf Act, slammed West Bengal Chief Minister.
BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday alleged that the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government is creating a "Bangladesh-like situation" in the state following recent incidents of violence in Murshidabad.
The situation in West Bengal's Dhuliyan town in the Jangipur subdivision of the Murshidabad district is under control after the violent protests staged against the Waqf (Amendment) Act on April 11, officials said.
Reacting to Karnataka Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan's "We will not implement Waqf Amendment Act in Karnataka" statement, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday said that for the sake of the vote bank, these people try to fool people.
The minorities blocked roads over their protests on the Waqf Amendment Act in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. A heavy police force was also deployed on the occasion.
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the violence that erupted during a protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in the West Bengal's Murshidabad district.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday questioned the secular credentials of the Waqf Act and argued that the Act targets one religion, contradicting India's secular principles.
"The protests by 'legends of loot' against 'blockade of burgle' is proof that 'not something is fishy, but the entire thing is fishy' regarding the current Waqf system. Cleaning up this filth is good for the country and religion," he said.