Waqf protection rally and public meeting held
1 month ago

Waqf protection rally and public meeting held

The Hindu  

Thodiyoor Muhammed Kunju Moulavi, State general secretary of the Dakshina Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, has said that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-controlled Bharatiya Janata Party regime is making a secret attempt to destroy the country’s Constitution and bring in Manusmriti through the Waqf amendment. He was inaugurating a public meeting in Kollam on Monday after a Waqf protection rally organised by the Social Democratic Party of India with the slogan ‘Waqf Protection for Social Security’. “The Waqf amendment Bill is posing a threat to the country’s Constitution and destroying it. World nations respect India’s rulers because India follows democracy and secularism.

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Muslim law board stages protest over Waqf bill, BJP says 'inciting riots'
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5 days, 16 hours ago

Muslim law board stages protest over Waqf bill, BJP says 'inciting riots'

India Today  

Members of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, the apex body of Muslim clerics in India, gathered at Delhi's Jantar Man to stage protest against the Waqf, calling it "direct attack" on Muslims. "The Muslim community views this Waqf Amendment Bill as a direct attack on the community," AIMPLB said in a statement last week. #WATCH | All India …

SDPI urges political parties to defeat Waqf Amendment Bill
3 weeks, 3 days ago

SDPI urges political parties to defeat Waqf Amendment Bill

The Hindu  

State president of Social Democratic Party of India Abdul Majeed has said that the responsibility of defeating the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha is on every political party. Addressing a gathering at Tahaffuz-e-Auqaf conference at Heggeri in Hubballi on Tuesday, Mr. Majeed termed the Bill unconstitutional and anti-Muslim and said that every political party …

Waqf changes will be Modi’s bane, warns SDPI
1 month ago

Waqf changes will be Modi’s bane, warns SDPI

The Hindu  

The Social Democratic Party of India took out a mega rally upholding the motto ‘protection of Waqf and safety of society’ in Malappuram on Wednesday. Inaugurating the rally and a public meeting, SDPI national general secretary P. Abdul Majeed Faizy warned that the Waqf law amendment would be a ticking time bomb for the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, …

SDPI’s ‘Waqf Protection Rally’ opposes Waqf Amendment Bill in Kerala
1 month ago

SDPI’s ‘Waqf Protection Rally’ opposes Waqf Amendment Bill in Kerala

Op India  

On 17th February, the Social Democratic Party of India, the political wing of the now-banned Islamic terrorist outfit Popular Front of India, held a ‘Waqf Protection Rally‘ in Kollam, Kerala. Waqf Amendment Bill Unacceptable Waqf Protection Rally and Grand Conference held at Kollam, Kerala#IndiaAgainstWaqfBill pic.twitter.com/v7EVtQ2VyL — SDPI February 18, 2025 A conference was held after the rally, where the state …

Waqf Board amendment Bill dents our rights: Community leaders
1 month, 1 week ago

Waqf Board amendment Bill dents our rights: Community leaders

Deccan Chronicle  

Minorities affairs adviser Mohammed Shabbir Ali pointed out that the JPC member Sayed Nazir Hussain had termed the report as being one-sided, while the other members stated that their opinions were ignored. AIMIM chief and Lok Sabha member Asaduddin Owaisi told the media that the Waqf Bill was unconstitutional and violated Articles 14, 15 and 29 of the Constitution. “One …

Bill brought to snatch Waqf from Muslims and destroy it: Asaduddin Owaisi
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1 month, 1 week ago

Bill brought to snatch Waqf from Muslims and destroy it: Asaduddin Owaisi

India TV News  

Waqf Bill: Terming the Waqf Bill 'unconstitutional', AIMIM chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi opposed the report of the Joint Committee and said that it is a grave violation of Articles 15, 15 and 29, but is being brought to snatch Waqf from Muslims and destroy it. Notably, the Joint Parliamentary Committee report on the Waqf Bill was tabled in both …

Muslim Groups Plan Supreme Court Challenge to Waqf Bill
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Muslim Groups Plan Supreme Court Challenge to Waqf Bill

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 07, 2025 18:17 IST - 9 MINS READ Opposition parties and Muslim religious organisations have vowed to challenge the controversial Waqf Bill in the Supreme Court if it is passed in Parliament. In the JPC, none of these seven Muslim MPs voted in favour of any of the provisions of the Waqf Bill 2024,” Mahmood further added. …

Muslim community has rejected Waqf Bill: Owaisi
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Muslim community has rejected Waqf Bill: Owaisi

The Hindu  

AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said the Waqf Amendment Bill, in its current form, will lead to social instability as it has been rejected by the Muslim community. Participating in the debate on the President's Address, Mr. Owaisi said that the Bill has been rejected by the entire Muslim community and its implementation would take this country back to …

Waqf Bill To Tabled in Parliament Amid Opposition Dissent
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Waqf Bill To Tabled in Parliament Amid Opposition Dissent

Deccan Chronicle  

The Joint Parliamentary Committee is scheduled to present its report on the Waqf Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Notably, the revised bill includes a provision ensuring that the benefits of Waqf reach marginalized groups, including the poor, women, and orphans. The Waqf Bill, 2024, seeks to repeal the Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923, and amend the Waqf Act, …

Parliamentary Panel clears report on Waqf (Amendment) Bill; Opposition slams its provisions as ‘unconstitutional’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Parliamentary Panel clears report on Waqf (Amendment) Bill; Opposition slams its provisions as ‘unconstitutional’

The Hindu  

Parliament’s Joint Committee on Waqf Bill 2024 adopted its report by a majority vote on Wednesday, clearing the deck for the government to move the Bill during the upcoming Budget session of Parliament. While AIMIM’s Asaddudin Owaisi, who filed a 231-page dissent note, said the 1995 Act did not create Waqf by user but merely gave it statutory recognition. Weighing …

Mirwaiz meets parliamentary panel on Waqf Bill, opposes amendments, seeks meaningful talks
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mirwaiz meets parliamentary panel on Waqf Bill, opposes amendments, seeks meaningful talks

The Hindu  

Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who is also the patron of a grouping of 45 Muslim religious bodies, the Mutahida Majlis-E-Ulema, on Friday submitted a six-point memorandum to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf Bill in New Delhi and sought “meaningful talks with the Muslim community to address their apprehensions“. The Mirwaiz-led delegation from J&K underlined several concerns and …

Mirwaiz-led delegation to meet parliamentary panel on Waqf Bill in Delhi
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mirwaiz-led delegation to meet parliamentary panel on Waqf Bill in Delhi

The Hindu  

Kashmir’s chief cleric and Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq will meet Jagdambika Pal, chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf Bill, 2024 after the Union Ministry of Home Affairs gave its nod to the meeting. Sources said Kashmir’s grand mufti Mufti Nasir Ul Islam; Maulana Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi, founder and rector of the Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah; Shia leader …

Centre targeting Muslims with Waqf Bill, lacks majority to pass it in Parliament: CM Mamata
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre targeting Muslims with Waqf Bill, lacks majority to pass it in Parliament: CM Mamata

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the BJP-led central government over the Waqf Bill, accusing it of targeting Muslims. The chief minister, during a debate in the West Bengal assembly on a resolution opposing the Waqf Bill, launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government, accusing it of "fostering divisiveness, neglecting Constitutional norms, and mishandling …

TMC protests against Waqf Amendment Bill in Kolkata
3 months, 3 weeks ago

TMC protests against Waqf Amendment Bill in Kolkata

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata, The TMC Minority Cell held a rally in Kolkata on Sunday to protest the Waqf Amendment Bill, which its leaders alleged was aimed at seizing properties of Muslims. TMC protests against Waqf Amendment Bill in Kolkata Addressing the rally, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee claimed that the BJP-led government at the Centre does not respect the Constitution as it was …

Waqf Act: Give us audience at earliest possible time, says Mirwaiz to parliamentary panel
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Waqf Act: Give us audience at earliest possible time, says Mirwaiz to parliamentary panel

Hindustan Times  

Muttaheda Majlis-e-Ulama Jammu and Kashmir, a conglomerate of some 46 religious bodies and Islamic education institutions led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday wrote to the Joint Parliamentary Committee requesting an urgent meeting to discuss the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, 2024. Moderate Hurriyat chairman and chief priest of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar Mirwaiz Umar Farooq The body has …

Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 was crafted to usurp Waqf properties: Muslim Personal Law Board spokesperson
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 was crafted to usurp Waqf properties: Muslim Personal Law Board spokesperson

The Hindu  

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board is not prepared to accept the Waqf Bill even if it is passed by Parliament in its present form. Ilyas, its spokesman, told the media in New Delhi that the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 was crafted to usurp Waqf properties across the country. “The Prime Minister looks for Waqf in the Constitution, but …

Muslim body chief slams PM Modi's remarks on Waqf law, seeks help from NDA allies
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Muslim body chief slams PM Modi's remarks on Waqf law, seeks help from NDA allies

Hindustan Times  

Islamic scholar Maulana Arshad Madani, the president Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent statement that there is “no place for Waqf law in the Constitution", terming the remarks 'frivolous'. And Muslims are claiming that right by opposing the Waqf bill," he added.The Islamic scholar also urged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu, NDA …

‘Illogical, anti-democratic’: Muslim Personal Law Board reacts to Waqf Bill
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Illogical, anti-democratic’: Muslim Personal Law Board reacts to Waqf Bill

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the Parliament winter session beginning on November 25, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has opposed the Waqf Bill, describing it as “undemocratic” and “unconstitutional.” Muslims participate in a rally to protest Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 at Esplanade in Kolkata on November 19. At its two-day conference, which started on Sunday in Bengaluru, the AIMPLB discussed several …

Muslim Unions Demand Centre to Repeal Waqf Amendment Bill
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Muslim Unions Demand Centre to Repeal Waqf Amendment Bill

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Muslim religious heads, unions, and Jamaats have unanimously opposed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024, proposed by the BJP-led NDA government, demanding its immediate withdrawal. Under the aegis of the Loukika Rajyanga Parirakshana Vedika, various Muslim outfits and Jamaats organised a ‘Waqf Bachao’ meeting at Makineni Basava Punnaiah Vignana Kendram in Vijayawada on Sunday. CPM state secretary V. Srinivas Rao …

BJD demands withdrawal of Waqf (Amendment) Bill
3 months, 3 weeks ago

BJD demands withdrawal of Waqf (Amendment) Bill

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The BJD on Sunday demanded the withdrawal of the Waqf Bill and announced that the party MPs will strongly oppose it in Parliament. Alleging that primary stakeholders, particularly the Muslim community, were not consulted prior to the introduction of the amendment bill in Parliament, the memorandum said such an approach undermined the democratic principles of inclusivity and participation. For …

Kerala: Waqf means properties of god given by people
4 months, 1 week ago

Kerala: Waqf means properties of god given by people

New Indian Express  

Waqf is a derivation from an Arabic word which means to detain, forbid or stop. As per Waqf Act, 1995, waqf is “the permanent dedication of movable or immovable property for the purposes enshrined in islam as pious, religious, or charitable.” The donation can be for religious institutions, mosques, graveyards, educational institutions or for charity purposes. Waqf means that the …

India’s Waqf Reform: When Property Rights Meet Majoritarianism
4 months, 1 week ago

India’s Waqf Reform: When Property Rights Meet Majoritarianism

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 13, 2024 08:46 IST - 9 MINS READ The Waqf Bill, 2024, alongside the proposed uniform civil code, underscores the Narendra Modi government’s broader plan to reshape the sociopolitical landscape, particularly that of the country’s Muslim community. As Asaf A.A. Fyzee notes in his seminal work, Outlines of Muhammadan Law, there has been a consistent trend towards …

Anti-Waqf Amendment Bill protest march to Delhi ahead of Parliament session
4 months, 1 week ago

Anti-Waqf Amendment Bill protest march to Delhi ahead of Parliament session

India Today  

Muslim scholars and community leaders in Jaipur on Sunday announced a march to Delhi on November 24, ahead of the upcoming Parliament session, to protest against the Waqf Amendment Bill. The decision was taken at a protest event in Jaipur, which was attended by Waqf Board members, representatives from the Ajmer Dargah, a Congress MLA and a member of the …

BJP vows legal, political support against Waqf Board's Munambam claim
5 months, 1 week ago

BJP vows legal, political support against Waqf Board's Munambam claim

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The Minority Morcha on Tuesday took out a march to the Waqf Board office in Kaloor against the alleged claim made by the latter which will lead to the displacement of around 600 families at Munambam. Speaking on the occasion he said the BJP would provide political and legal protection to the people who are facing the threat of …

Centre Trying to Appoint Hindus to Waqf Board
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre Trying to Appoint Hindus to Waqf Board

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Speaking about the Tirupati laddu controversy, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi said it was wrong if animal fat was present in it. He also accused the Centre of trying to appoint Hindus to the Waqf Board. Addressing the media in Mumbai he said, “The BJP is trying to abolish the Waqf Board using the Waqf Bill, 2024. Of the 1,21,000 registered …

Sarwar Chishti of Ajmer Dargah, who has a history of making anti-Hindu remarks, encourages Muslims to run riots over Waqf Amendment Bill
6 months, 1 week ago

Sarwar Chishti of Ajmer Dargah, who has a history of making anti-Hindu remarks, encourages Muslims to run riots over Waqf Amendment Bill

Op India  

A video of Sarwar Chishti, a member of the Anjuman Committee of the Ajmer dargah, went viral on social media on Wednesday. Chishti lamented, “The Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 has been brought in by the government. In 2020, Chishti glorified the Islamic terror outfit ‘People’s Front of India ’ as an organisation that was supposedly “trying to save the Indian …

Hindu, Muslim groups urge people to send views on Waqf Bill to House panel
6 months, 1 week ago

Hindu, Muslim groups urge people to send views on Waqf Bill to House panel

The Hindu  

With just two days left for the last date for submission of suggestions from the public to the Joint Parliamentary Committee formed to examine the Waqf Bill, both Muslim and Hindu organisations have intensified their campaigns to ensure that people send their feedback to the government. Organisations like the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board …

BJP's Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi wants Muslims to abandon their ‘decades-old fashion’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP's Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi wants Muslims to abandon their ‘decades-old fashion’

Hindustan Times  

Hitting out at the Opposition, senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday accused what he termed the "feudal sultans of the so-called secular syndicate" of fostering fear among Muslims, which he claims has led to their resistance against the Bharatiya Janata Party. The former minority affairs minister also dismissed the opposition's labelling of the BJP as ‘anti-Constitution’, claiming it …

Govt will protect Waqf properties, says JPC chief
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Govt will protect Waqf properties, says JPC chief

Hindustan Times  

Days after All India Muslim Personal Law Board called for the immediate withdrawal of the Waqf Bill, 2024, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal said the government was committed to safeguarding Waqf properties, and emphasised that the Bill “aims to protect orphans, widows and the unemployed”. The meeting was attended by Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali, Maulana Jafar Masood Nadvi, Maulana Atique …

Joint parliamentary panel set up to examine waqf bill
7 months, 1 week ago

Joint parliamentary panel set up to examine waqf bill

Hindustan Times  

A 31-member joint parliamentary committee was set up on Friday to examine the contentious Waqf Bill, 2024 and its report will be submitted in the first week of the next session. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha adopted a motion moved by Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju, who also holds the parliamentary affairs portfolio, naming the members to …

Refer Waqf bill to standing committee of Parliament: Mayawati
7 months, 1 week ago

Refer Waqf bill to standing committee of Parliament: Mayawati

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has said the Waqf Bill, 2024, tabled in Parliament on Thursday should be sent to the Standing Committee of the House in view of the doubts, apprehensions and objections raised by the members on the bill. In post on social media platform X, the BSP chief said, “The forceful interference of the Central and UP …

‘To give justice to ordinary Muslims’: Rijiju defends Waqf Bill amid opposition
7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘To give justice to ordinary Muslims’: Rijiju defends Waqf Bill amid opposition

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday introduced the controversial Waqf Bill 2024 in the Lok Sabha. Some people have captured Waqf Boards, and this bill has been brought to give justice to ordinary Muslims.” Rijiju also said that the bill is not taking away rights from anyone but is rather giving rights to “those so far …

Kiren Rijiju proposes sending Waqf Amendment Bill to Joint Parliamentary panel
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Kiren Rijiju proposes sending Waqf Amendment Bill to Joint Parliamentary panel

India TV News  

Amid huge objection by the Opposition, Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the Waqf Bill does not intend to interfere with the freedom of any religious body and that no provision of the Constitution has been violated. Responding to objections raised by several opposition members on the introduction of the bill in Lok Sabha, he said Waqf …

Move against freedom of religion, says Owaisi
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Move against freedom of religion, says Owaisi

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday slammed the BJP-led government at the Centre over the proposal to amend the Wakf Act. Speaking to reporters at his party office in Darussalam here, Asaduddin said, “The proposed amendments, as per media reports, convey that the Modi government wants to snatch the Wakf Board’s autonomy and interfere in its affairs. They have …

Waqf Act: Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on PIL against validity of 'Waqf' and religious properties
2 years, 10 months ago

Waqf Act: Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on PIL against validity of 'Waqf' and religious properties

Firstpost  

A bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla issued notice on the petition by Devendra Nath Tripathi and granted time to the respondents to file their response New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday sought the stand of the Central government and Central Waqf Council on a PIL seeking to declare that the Waqf Act is …

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