Hyderabad sees black armband protests against waqf bill

Hyderabad witnessed silent protests during Friday prayers as Muslims wore black armbands responding to the All India Muslim Personal Law Board’s (AIMPLB) call against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill.

The symbolic protest on Alvida Jumma, the last Friday



of Ramadan, saw participation across multiple cities.

AIMIM chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi who serves on the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the Waqf bill joined the protest in Hyderabad by wearing a black armband during Friday prayers.