National Symposium on Dialogue on Waqf and Uniform Civil Code Held in Jaipur

Jaipur, August 1: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) convened a National Symposium on “Dialogue on Waqf and Uniform Civil Code” under the theme “Defending Constitutional Rights” at Hotel Arco Palace, Jaipur.

The symposium brought together religious scholars, legal experts, parliamentarians, advocates, academicians, journalists, political leaders, and representatives of civil society from different parts of the country to deliberate on the constitutional, legal, and social aspects of Waqf and the proposed Uniform Civil Code.

The participants resolved that constitutional rights must be defended through united efforts and that awareness in this regard should be created across the country. They also emphasized that the country’s unique values of inclusiveness and social harmony should be nurtured and strengthened through various grassroots-level programmes.

SDPI National President M.K. Faizy presided over the symposium. Among those present were former MP and National Vice President of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Maulana Obaidullah Azmi; National Vice President of the All India Shia Personal Law Board, Zaheer Abbas Rizwi; National Vice President of the Welfare Party of India, Mujtaba Farooq; Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court, Shahid Hassan; Gaddi Nishan of Astana-e-Alia  Khwaja Garib Nawaz, Syed Sarwar Chishti; Advocate of the Supreme Court and National President of the All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat, Feroze Ahmad; former MLA Aminul Islam; Fahad Rahmani; Chief Editor of Millat Times, Shams Tabrez Qasmi; Millat Times journalist Zubair Ahmad; State Vice President of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, Hafiz Manzoor Ali Khan; SDPI National Vice Presidents Mohammad Shafi and Sitaram Khoiwal; SDPI Madhya Pradesh State President Adv. Vidayaraj Malviya; and several other distinguished guests.