The Shadow of Fear: Lucknow바카라�s Muslim Residents Too Afraid Of Bulldozer To Speak Up

The Muslim residents of the city of Lucknow are tired, and afraid, they say. 바카라�If we speak up to protest anything, this Waqf Act for example, bulldozers are sent destroy our homes and cops arrest our children. How should we protest?바카라� They say this in response to questions about why no public protest happened in Lucknow after the 2025 Waqf Amendment Act was passed by both houses of the Indian Parliament. The city is home to the largest Waqf Board in the country, and recent estimates by the government say that nearly 80% of the land in Lucknow is Waqf land. The Supreme Court had on April 17 stepped in to curtail sections within the Act that have been called unconstitutional including the admittance of non-Muslims into the Waqf tribunals and Boards. However, there are ten petitions against the Act pending before the apex court.

Qureshi Bano (L) sits outside her 1R flat with at the Shia colony with Parveen Banu and Shaheen Banu in Lucknow on April 14, 2025.

Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook

Qureshi Bano (L) sits in her 1R flat with at the Shia colony with Parveen Banu and Shaheen Banu in Lucknow on April 14, 2025.

Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook

Shahina Fatima sits in her flat with her son, her two brothers live in a house in the same colony but could not accommodate her and her kid there in Lucknow on April 14, 2025.