[India] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. A peaceful protest occurred on April 4, 2025, in Tezpur town, Assam, India, where Bara Masjid Wakf property members demonstrated against the Waqf Amendment Act 2025, claiming it violated Muslim rights. The protest involved participants covering their faces with black cloth and carrying posters, with low severity assessed.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether similar protests emerge in other regions with greater economic significance.

Watch points

• Monitor for expansion of similar protests to major commercial centers or transportation hubs across India
• Track government response and potential policy adjustments that could affect broader social stability