India, March 23 -- The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) announced on Sunday a nationwide movement against the Waqf Amendment Bill, which is set to be introduced in Parliament later this week.

The first phase of the movement will involve sit-ins in front of state assemblies in Patna on March 26 and Vijayawada on March 29. The AIMPLB, backed by various minority groups and opposition leaders, has labelled the bill as 'controversial, discriminatory, and damaging'.

"Without the grace of Allah and the united support of these groups, the success of the Delhi demonstration would not have been possible," said S.Q.R. Ilyas, spokesperson of AIMPLB and convener of the action committee against the Waqf Bill.

The AIMPLB's 31-member actio...