The Trinamool Congress and Muslim organizations are fiercely opposing the Waqf Amendment Act in West Bengal. Continuing this opposition, TMC leader and minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury addressed a massive rally at Kolkata's Ramlila Maidan organized by the West Bengal Unit of Jamiat-Ulama-e-Hind on Thursday. Demanding the immediate rollback of the amendments, the minister threatened large-scale traffic jams in Kolkata.
Addressing the gathering, Siddiqullah Chowdhury expressed that they could easily bring Kolkata to a standstill with widespread protests. He stated, 'If we want to shut down Kolkata, we can easily gather 2,000 people at 50 locations to block the traffic. We haven't done it yet, but we are strategizing to start from the districts and then deploy 10,000 people at each of the 50 spots in Kolkata. They won't have to do much; they will come, sit, and enjoy snacks like puffed rice, jaggery, and sweets.'
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The video of Siddiqullah Chowdhury's statement was shared on X by BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya. Siddiqullah, MLA from the Mangalkot constituency in eastern Bardhaman, also accused the RSS and BJP of targeting the Muslim community. He mentioned that Muslims feel safe under the TMC government in West Bengal. In his speech, Siddiqullah Chowdhury further shared that he received a call from the CM, assuring that the Waqf Amendment Act will not be implemented in West Bengal.
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He urged protesters to continue the movement until the central government withdraws the law. He advised the protesters to refrain from violence. Siddiqullah Chowdhury, who has been at the helm of the protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act in the state for several days, declared that a letter with a million signatures against the law will be sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Besides being the state's library minister, Siddiqullah is also the state president of Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind.
