The Waqf assets include 280 heritage monuments in the country
The ASI told the committee that the Waqf Board did not allow us to preserve the monuments. They changed them as per their own wishes.
The ASI told the committee that the Waqf Board did not allow us to preserve the monuments. They changed them as per their own wishes.
After Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned, Congress MPs, including Priyanka Vadra and Rahul Gandhi, staged a protest outside Parliament, accusing the BJP of using the Waqf Amendment Bill to spread hatred.
How can the Urus organisers seek permission from the Waqf Authority when the land belongs to CIDCO ? How are they connected ?
The land in Prayagraj is the land of sage Bharadwaj. In fact, River Ganga flows through this land. Those who say that ‘this land belongs to the Waqf Board’ while the Maha Kumbha is being held on this land should actually be thrown out of this country.
The only viable solution to address the issue of the Waqf Board’s extensive control over land and properties is to dissolve the board entirely and transfer all such assets to the government.
Why does India have a Waqf Board when Pakistan and Bangladesh do not have a Sanatan Board ?
The chairman of the committee, MP Jagdambika Pal, said that now the report will be presented before Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on January 30th. He will take further action.
This will achieve the Government’s objective of providing maximum benefits to the poor and Pasmanda (backward class) Muslims.
When the Waqf Board claims the right to any land, that land is checked with the records of 1952 and if it is found to be owned by the Waqf Board, then the Board can request the Government to remove encroachments on such land.
After a meeting in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), committee chairman Jagdambika Pal stated that the final committee meeting would be held on 24th January.