- A large number of office bearers and activists of over 12 organisations and political parties mark their presence in the protest
- Office bearers and activists of various Hindu organisations participated in the protest at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Putla Chowk
Kolhapur (Maharashtra): The Waqf Board has started the process of confiscating the assets of crores of rupees belonging to ‘The Mohammedan Education Society’ established in Kolhapur by Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj for the education of Muslims and students from other communities. On one hand, the government is taking over properties of Hindu temples, and on the other this religious institution of the Muslims is usurping government as well as private property by misusing the law. Incensed Hindu organisations demanded that the Waqf Board should be stripped of all its draconian powers and brought under the control of the government and the unjust ‘Waqf Act’ which encourages ‘Land Jihad’ should be repealed immediately. This agitation was held at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Putla Chowk on July 16.
Mr Anandrao Paval (Prant Upadhyaksha, Bhrashtachar Virodhi Janajagruti Samiti), Mr Ashish Lokhande (Kolhapur city administrator of Shree Shivpratisthan Hindustan), Shiv Sena Upazila Pramukh Mr Kishore Ghatge, Uddhav Thackeray Group Karveer Taluka Pramukh Mr Raju Yadav and Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh Rajya Sanghatak of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti Mr Sunil Ghanwat addressed the protestors.
Over 100 activists from 12 organisations including Mr Suresh Yadav (Kolhapur Jilha Karyavah, Shree Shivpratisthan Hindusthan), Mr. Sachin Mali (Bajrang Dal Hupari) Mr Nitin Chavan, Mr Sandeep Ghatge (Hindu Ekta Andolan), Mr Sharad Mali (Rashtrahit Pratishthan), and devout Hindus Messrs Rambhau Methe, Bhimrao Patil, Aditya Karade, Nitin Kakade, Charudatta Potdar, Ramesh Padwal, Sandeep Patil as well as Mr Manohar Sorap (Jilhadhyaksha, Hindu Mahasabha), Mr. Sanjay Kulkarni, Mr. Raju Toraskar, Mr Pramod Sawant (Shri Ambabai Bhakta Samiti), Messrs Kiran Duse, Madhukar Nazre, Shivanand Swamy of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, Mrs Rajshree Tiwari (Ranragini Wing, HJS), Dr Mansingh Shinde (Sanatan Sanstha) attended the protests.