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The Supreme Court on Wednesday made a very important remark while hearing the petitions filed regarding the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025. The court termed the violence during protests against the new Waqf laws as 'very disturbing'. A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Vishwanathan made this remark while hearing the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the recently amended Waqf Act.
'This should not happen if the matter is pending here'
During the hearing, Chief Justice Khanna said, 'One thing that is very disturbing is the violence happening here. If the matter is pending here, then this should not happen.' Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing on behalf of the Central Government, targeted the protesters and said, 'They think that this can create pressure on the system.' However, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing on behalf of a Muslim organization, opposed this argument and said, 'We do not know who is pressurizing whom.' On this, the Chief Justice talked about highlighting some 'positive points' of the bill.
Several incidents of violence took place during anti-Waqf protests
Let us tell you that fresh incidents of violence related to Waqf law have come to light in Bhangar of South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on 14 April . At the same time, at least 3 people died and hundreds of people became homeless in communal violence in areas like Suti, Samserganj, Dhuliyan and Jangipur in Murshidabad district on 11 and 12 April. According to the police, the situation in Murshidabad is now largely under control. The Calcutta High Court recently ordered the deployment of central forces in violence-affected Murshidabad. At present, a large number of central force personnel are deployed in Murshidabad and are conducting flag marches in different areas.
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