NEW DELHI: Defying resistance from opposition parties and Muslim bodies like All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), the govt has decided to seek passage of Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, clearing the way for a showdown in the House.With the numbers arrayed on its side thanks to support from ‘secular’ allies…
NEW DELHI: Iftar diplomacy, an annual ritual in Bihar, has become an important platform for political outreach this year as the state gears up for assembly elections amid the row over Centre’s proposed Waqf Amendment Bill. The politics over the Bill has already taken centrestage in the poll-bound state with the All India Muslim Personal…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said Waqf Amendment Bill, currently being examined by a joint parliamentary committee, is committed to management, protection and prevention of misuse of Waqf properties and will be brought to Parliament for approval “in the coming days”.The assertion that the bill will be tabled soon makes light…
NEW DELHI: “Not running away from discussion or scrutiny” were the words of minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday as he referred the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to a joint Parliamentary committee for further discussion.The Bill was tabled in Lok Sabha with the aim to amend the Waqf Act, 1995, to address the 2013…
NEW DELHI: Amid opposition’s demand that it be sent to a joint committee, the govt is set to introduce the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in Lok Sabha on Thursday that proposes far-reaching changes to restrain the powers of Waqf Boards to declare a property as ‘Waqf’ and introduce a detailed process to do so, including…
NEW DELHI: Amid opposition’s demand that it be sent to a joint committee, the govt is set to introduce the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in Lok Sabha on Thursday that proposes far-reaching changes to restrain the powers of Wakf Boards to declare a property as ‘Wakf’ and introduce a detailed process to do so, including…
BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi NEW DELHI: Former minority affairs minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has urged the Waqf system to move beyond its “touch-me-not” syndrome, following the government’s plan to introduce a Bill to amend the 1995 law governing Waqf boards. This amendment aims to ensure more accountability and transparency in…
