Waqf Amendment Bill- Over 300 in UP get notices from administration for sporting black bands

New Delhi, April 7

More than 300 people in UP’s Muzaffarnagar have been issued notices by the district administration for protesting against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill by wearing black armbands while offering prayers at a local mosque laston Eid. 

The officials said that notices were reportedly issued by City Magistrate Vikas Kashyap after receiving reports from the local police. 

The notices have alegedly directed the persons to submit money as bonds and assure that they will maintain peace. 

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which was passed in both Houses of Parliament last week and received the President’s assent on Saturday, proposes sweeping changes in the regulation of Waqf properties and settlement of disputes.