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Mamata asks Muslim leaders to protest in Delhi over new Waqf law
Millennium Post Kolkata
|April 17, 2025
'WAQF ACT IS AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION AND FEDERAL STRUCTURE...
KOLKATA: While announcing a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each for the family of the victims of Murshidabad and Bhangar violence, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday requested the Muslim religious leaders to shift the protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Act from the state to Delhi.
"The Waqf movement should take place in Delhi and not in Bengal. Seek appointments from the Prime Minister and the President of India and convey your objections there. If needed, sit for protest in the capital. I promise that my party MPs will be with you. I will appeal to the MPs of INDIA bloc to support you," Banerjee said addressing a conference of Imams and Muezzins at Netaji Indoor Stadium.
This story is from the April 17, 2025 edition of Millennium Post Kolkata.
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