Even though the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board has withdrawn its claim on the shrine and mosque within the Uday Pratap College campus in Varanasi, protests have now started concerning mosques located in the college and university. A similar scene unfolded at the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith University, where dozens of student protestors not only staged a demonstration in front of the university's administrative building but also held a march.
The protesting students expressed their discontent over the half a dozen mosques in their university campus and nearby areas, stating the loudspeaker noise from these mosques disrupts their studies. During the demonstration, the students shared that they had written a letter to the Vice-Chancellor about this issue and received assurance of action within two days.
Source: aajtak
Students questioned why loudspeakers are being used in mosques within and around educational institution premises when religious sites have restrictions on such usage under the Yogi government. It is this issue that students are rallying against, and the matter continues to heat up.
Students Stage Intense Protest
Earlier, students of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith in Varanasi strongly protested against claims made by the Waqf Board on the property of Uday Pratap College. During the protest, students expressed their anger by burning an effigy of the Waqf Board. This chain of events began when Uday Pratap College students held a protest reciting Hanuman Chalisa in opposition to the Waqf Board's claim, which led to a tense situation as the administration detained several students. In retaliation, hundreds of students from Kashi Vidyapith took to the streets and shouted slogans against the Waqf Board.
Students have voiced their support for their peers at Uday Pratap College, urging swift government and administrative action against the Waqf Board to resolve the issue peacefully. The protesting students highlight that the Waqf Board was established in 1954, whereas Uday Pratap College was founded in 1909, raising questions on what grounds the board claimed this property.
Source: aajtak
It's noteworthy that Varanasi's Uday Pratap College witnessed significant unrest in recent days. An attempt by students to recite Hanuman Chalisa at a mosque within the college premises escalated tensions, leading to police detaining several students. This controversy sparked from a letter by the Central Sunni Waqf Board seeking information about the shrine from the college. Nevertheless, the Waqf Board has since relinquished its claim over the college's property.
