Notices have been issued against 24 people in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district for protesting against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 by wearing black badges and the authorities have asked them to furnish bonds of Rs 2 lakh each.
The Superintendent of Police (City) Satyanarayan Prajapat on Saturday told the media that notices were served to 24 persons in this connection, and added that police have identified more people on the basis of CCTV footage.
Notices have been issued against 24 people in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district for protesting against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 by wearing black badges and the authorities have asked them to furnish bonds of Rs 2 lakh each.
This comes at the end of the week that saw long hours of debate in both houses of Parliament before the controversial Waqf Amendment Bill was passed. The Bill was slammed by Muslim bodies across the country and several Opposition parties slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government for bringing forth changes in the existing Waqf Act of 1995, calling it 'unconstitutional' and 'biased'.
The Superintendent of Police (City) Satyanarayan Prajapat on Saturday told the media that notices were served to 24 persons in this connection, and added that police have identified more people on the basis of CCTV footage.
The notices were issued by City Magistrate Vikas Kashyap on the police report, asking them to furnish bonds of Rs two lakh each after appearing before the court on April 16.
These people were found protesting against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and wearing black badges on their arms during last Friday prayers of Ramzan in different mosques here on March 28.
The people who got notices issued against them said they wore black badges only to show protest in a democratic way.
Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, asserting that the legislation is not against Muslims or intended to hurt their religious feelings, but seeks to improve the functioning of Waqf properties, address complexities, ensure transparency and introduce technology-driven management.
The Lok Sabha passed the Bill by a 288-232 vote in the early hours of Thursday, after nearly 12 hours of debate, and the Rajya Sabha gave its nod to the legislation following an over 13-hour debate.
The Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha with 128 members voting in favour and 95 opposing it.