Joint Parliamentary Committee clears Waqf Amendment Bill
This will achieve the Government’s objective of providing maximum benefits to the poor and Pasmanda (backward class) Muslims.
78% of the properties claimed by the UP Waqf Board are Govt owned : UP Govt informs JPC
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.
Opposition MPs suspended for the day
After a meeting in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), committee chairman Jagdambika Pal stated that the final committee meeting would be held on 24th January.
Immediately repeal the Waqf Act; free Govt controlled temples
The Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti has strongly demanded the immediate repeal of the Waqf Act, claiming that millions of acres of land owned by Hindus and the Government have been usurped under this law.
VHP recommends a unified law for managing the religious properties
Article 44 of the Indian Constitution provides for the State to endeavour to enact a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for all citizens throughout India.
Muslims should shower flowers on devotees going to Maha Kumbha : Maulana Shahabuddin Rizvi
Islam is a religion of brotherhood and we have been taught to love the community. Therefore, he has appealed to Muslims to shower flowers on devotees.
Waqf claim on the site of Mahakumbh
Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi, National President of ‘All India Muslim Jamaat,’ has claimed Mahakumbh site to be a Waqf property in a post on ‘X’.
Muslims claim Hindu shops to be Waqf properties and seize them in Rajkot (Gujarat)
Gujarat’s Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi, informed that all shops have been reopened and the accused have been arrested.
In Telangana, church and Waqf land should be used instead of Government land for solar projects !
It will not be a surprise if the Government ignores the demands of Hindus, as there is Congress Govt ruling the State.
All you need to know about Waqf and its history in India
The new Act mandates all registered Waqfs to file details of the Waqf and properties dedicated to the Waqf. The amendment adds a provision to stop the misappropriation of Government land by claiming to be Waqf property.