LUCKNOW, Dec. 28 -- The All-India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) on Sunday placed a series of demands before the government, including strict laws against mob lynching, a review of the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), action against alleged corruption in Shia Waqf bodies, and protection of the constitutional right of Muslim women to wear hijab for educational purposes.

The demands were raised at the board's annual convention held at the Asafi Imambara in Lucknow on Sunday.

Addressing the gathering, AISPLB general secretary Maulana Yasoob Abbas quoted Khutba number 46 of Nahj al-Balagha, citing Imam Ali: "The day people abandon the fight for their rights, injustice will begin to prevail upon them." He said the community must continue...