Kochi, Oct 22 A protest by PDP activists against the reconstitution of the Keralam State Waqf Board turned violent here on Thursday, with police detaining several protesters, officials said.
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) workers marched to the Waqf Board headquarters around 11 am as the newly constituted board members held their first meeting, police said.
Around 50 protesters raised slogans and attempted to barge into the office, prompting police to intervene.
Additional personnel were later deployed to bring the situation under control, officials said.
The PDP alleged that the reconstitution of the Waqf Board was illegal and aimed at facilitating the theft of Waqf properties.
The state government issued an order last week dissolving the previous board headed by K S Hamsa, which was constituted in March this year by the previous LDF government, despite more than four years remaining in its tenure.
The government appointed a new nine-member board led by M C Mayin Haji, state vice-president of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
The other members are IUML leader and MLA Kurukkoli Moideen, Musthafal Faizi, Siras D Capsi, Thodiyoor Muhammed Kunju Maulavi, Sajna Firoz, Jaseem Sabaha, Dr Abdul Majeed Swalahi and C Madina Begham.
(PTI News)
