Activists are concerned that the amendment could change the minimum marriage age for Muslim girls, currently set at 18 by the 1959 Personal Status Law.
Uttar Pradesh Assembly passes Nazul Properties Bill amid opposition uproar, ensuring relief for economically weaker sections and public interest in land utilization.
Education minister Atishi made the announcement days after the death of three students in the basement of a coaching institute in Rajendra Nagar triggered protests
The Bill has important provisions for platform workers but fails to define their employment status, as a result of which they have little recourse to legal protection under the labour laws