Hyderabad, April 30 -- All India Majlis E Ittehad ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi and several other residents and shop owners in Hyderabad switched off the lights of their homes and establishments to join the silent protest against the Waqf Amendment Act.

The pan-India protest launched by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on April 30 between 9-9:15 pm received major support from across the country.

As a mark of solidarity with the bereaved families who lost their loved ones in the Pahalgam terror attack, the AIMPLB had suspended its campaign against the "controversial amendments" to the Waqf Act for three days starting April 23.

AIMPLB warned that with the Waqf Amendment Bill, Muslims could lose control over ...