WAQF Amendment Bill 2024 Protest In Kolkata, India

People are taking part in a protest meeting in Kolkata, India, on December 19, 2024, demanding the withdrawal of the Central Government's WAQF Amendment Bill 2024. The Joint Parliamentary Committee is set to hear the views and suggestions of key stakeholders on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, on Thursday. The committee is engaging with Syed Abubakar Naqvi, the former Chairman and State Minister of the Waqf Board in Rajasthan, and Prof. Mahrukh Mirza, the former Vice Chancellor of Khwaja Chishti Moinuddin Language University, Lucknow. The meeting is scheduled to take place around noon, a media report says.