“Varanasi, UP: Sunni Central Waqf Board stakes claims to 115-year-old Udai Pratap College, students, authorities object”, Opindia, November 28, 2024:
“Amid the winter session of the Parliament, when the government plans to discuss the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, a new controversy has erupted from the Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh. The UP Sunni Central Waqf Board, Lucknow has claimed that the land of 115-year-old Varanasi-based Udai Pratap College (UP College) is a Waqf property.
This claim by the Waqf board caused chaos within the college premises as the students and the college board expressed anger and launched a protest.
As per the local reports, UP College is a renowned institute educating more than 20,000 students. The total area of the UP College that has been claimed by the Waqf Board is around 500 acres. Several colleges like UP Degree College, Inter College, Rani Murar Balika, Rajarshi Shishu Vihar, and Rajarshi Public School all operate within this area educating thousands of students…….”
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