The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has postponed the proposed Bharat Bandh scheduled for October 3, which was to be part of the second phase of its nationwide agitation against the Waqf Amendment Act.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Board clarified that the decision was taken after an emergency meeting of its office-bearers, convened under the chairmanship of AIMPLB president Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani.

Dr S.Q.R. Ilyas, AIMPLB spokesperson and national convener of the Save Waqf Campaign, said the bandh was being deferred in view of upcoming religious festivals falling on the same date in some states. “Reports indicated that religious festivals of our fellow citizens are scheduled to take place on October 3 in several regions. Keeping this in mind, the Board he

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