New Delhi, April 5 -- Uttarakhand Waqf Board Chairman Shadab Shams on Saturday attacked those protesting against the Waqf Amendment Bill, recently passed by the Parliament, labelling them as "political Muslims." He said that poor Muslims were not protesting against the bill, which he said was in their favour.

"The Waqf Amendment Bill is for the poor, and I had said that poor Muslims are not protesting. Those who are protesting are political Muslims," Shams told ANI.

He further raised objections regarding the burning of effigies by the protestors, saying that it was not a part of Islam. Shams accused the protestors of "misleading" people and said that Pasmanda Muslims shouldn't be afraid.

"Burning effigies is not a part of Islam; how ar...