Thousands gathered on the streets of Kolkata after weekly Friday prayers by the Muslim community - to protest the Waqf Amendment Bill passed by Parliament this week.
Visuals from the Bengal capital showed a large crowd waving the national flag and carrying posters proclaiming 'we reject Waqf amendment' and 'Reject Waqf Bill' gathering at public meeting sites. Many of the protests, news agency ANI said, were organised by the Joint Forum for Waqf Protection