Farmers, various groups led by BJP leaders submit representations to waqf bill JPC chairman in Hubballi
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers, various groups led by BJP leaders submit representations to waqf bill JPC chairman in Hubballi

The Hindu  

Members of various delegations mainly led by BJP legislators and leaders submitted their representations to the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee looking into the Waqf Bill, 2024 Jagdambika Pal in Hubballi on November 7 complaining about mutation of individual and public properties being changed as waqf property in various districts of north Karnataka. The first representation was submitted by the BJP’s fact-finding committee on the waqf issue in Vijayapura by former minister Govind Karjol who alleged that the process of changing the mutations in the name of Waqf Board had been initiated by Waqf Minister B. Advocate Mr. Jirali, who was part of the committee, said the mutations had been changed without giving any notice, citing an old order of the Waqf Board. President of Sri Rama Sene Pramod Mutalik submitted a representation on 240 houses in Belagavi district that were declared as waqf properties.

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How India’s $14bn Muslim endowments are being plundered, even by government
5 days, 15 hours ago

How India’s $14bn Muslim endowments are being plundered, even by government

Al Jazeera  

Experts say the BJP government’s acquisition of ‘waqf’ land for the expansion of a Hindu temple in Ujjain City reflects a larger pattern. When Al Jazeera asked Sanawar Patel, chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board and a BJP leader in Ujjain, why he did not oppose the acquisition or claim compensation, he said: “I would do what the party …

‘Muslims Will Never Forgive You’: Owaisi Warns Naidu, Nitish Over Waqf Bill; JPC Chief Calls Protest A ‘Conspiracy’
1 week, 6 days ago

‘Muslims Will Never Forgive You’: Owaisi Warns Naidu, Nitish Over Waqf Bill; JPC Chief Calls Protest A ‘Conspiracy’

ABP News  

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board, along with several Muslim organisations and opposition leaders, staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on Monday against the Waqf Bill, 2024. He questioned, “If non-Sikhs cannot be members of Gurdwaras and non-Hindus cannot be part of temple trusts, why can non-Muslims be included in Waqf boards?” #WATCH | Several …

Asaduddin Owaisi slams Modi govt at AIMPLB protest: ‘Waqf Bill aims to snatch Muslim graveyards, dargahs’
1 week, 6 days ago

Asaduddin Owaisi slams Modi govt at AIMPLB protest: ‘Waqf Bill aims to snatch Muslim graveyards, dargahs’

Live Mint  

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi claimed on Monday that the Waqf Bill is intended to snatch away graveyards, khanqahs, dargahs from Muslims. This Bill is not for saving Waqf property, not for removing encroachers but for ending Waqf property, for snatching away graveyards, khanqahs, dargahs from Muslims,” Owaisi said during the protest at the national capital's iconic Jantar …

Munambam land issue: Kerala High Court quashes appointment of Ramachandran Nair commission
1 week, 6 days ago

Munambam land issue: Kerala High Court quashes appointment of Ramachandran Nair commission

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Monday quashed the State government’s order appointing an inquiry commission headed by former High Court judge C.N. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas, while allowing a writ petition filed by Kerala Waqf Land Samrakshana Vedi challenging the appointment of the inquiry commission, observed that as the issue is still pending before the Waqf Tribunal, even if the …

Lahar Singh alleges misappropriation of land by waqf; to hand over documents to Union Law Minister
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Lahar Singh alleges misappropriation of land by waqf; to hand over documents to Union Law Minister

The Hindu  

Rajya Sabha MP Lahar Singh Siroya, alleging “misuse, manipulation, and misappropriation” of waqf lands in Karnataka, has said that he will hand over 40,000 pages of documents to Union Law Minister Kiran Rijiju and Joint Parliamentary Committee chairman Jagadambika Pal for further investigation. The documents, obtained through RTI and sealed by the Karnataka Lokayukta, reportedly expose large-scale irregularities in waqf …

Waqf Board claims Hindu-majority village in Madhya Pradesh, including Shivling
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Waqf Board claims Hindu-majority village in Madhya Pradesh, including Shivling

Op India  

The villagers of Hindu-majority Makhni village in Raisen district have been left in shock as the Waqf Board has laid claim to residential houses, agricultural fields, and even a Shivling. Waqf Board claims 3 acres, offers no proof According to media reports, the board has claimed that the land in Makhni village belongs to a graveyard. Despite official government records …

JPC Waqf report: AIMPLB to explore legal options
1 month, 2 weeks ago

JPC Waqf report: AIMPLB to explore legal options

The Hindu  

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board will take legal recourse if the Waqf Bill is passed by the Parliament. Ilyas called the Bill “a direct threat to Waqf properties” which “aims to deprive Muslims of their mosques, madrasas, dargahs and graveyards”. “It is unfortunate that the Joint Parliamentary Committee report on Waqf was presented in the Parliament today. At …

UP govt survey reveals Ayodhya, Shahjahanpur, Rampur, Jaunpur and Bareilly have highest number of illegal waqf properties on govt land
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UP govt survey reveals Ayodhya, Shahjahanpur, Rampur, Jaunpur and Bareilly have highest number of illegal waqf properties on govt land

Op India  

The illegal encroachment and arbitrary claiming of properties of common people alongside government land by Waqf Boards has been a significant menace across various states in India. In a report prepared by the Joint Parliamentary Committee on district-wise data on Waqf properties in Uttar Pradesh, it has been stated that Ayodhya, Shahjahanpur, Rampur, Jaunpur and Bareilly districts have the maximum …

Why Opposition is upset with JPC recommendations on Waqf (Amendment) Bill
2 months ago

Why Opposition is upset with JPC recommendations on Waqf (Amendment) Bill

India Today  

On January 27, the Joint Parliamentary Committee deliberating the controversial Waqf Bill, 2024, concluded its six-month-long review process by adopting all 14 amendments proposed by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance. “The government’s intent is clear—to erode the autonomy of Waqf boards and systematically dismantle institutions that have historically safeguarded community interests,” Owaisi stated. Samajwadi Party MP Mohibbullah Nadvi termed the …

Land grabbed on pretext of Waqf: ‘Exercise to rectify records on, more properties to be reclaimed’
2 months, 1 week ago

Land grabbed on pretext of Waqf: ‘Exercise to rectify records on, more properties to be reclaimed’

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The meeting of the joint parliamentary committee on the Waqf Bill held on Tuesday turned into a plank for the UP government to send a message to the heads of various Muslim religious, social and political organisations that the state government has started the exercise to reclaim the land grabbed on the pretext of Waqf. Of the 11,857 hectare …

Mirwaiz-led delegation to meet parliamentary panel on Waqf Bill in Delhi
2 months, 1 week 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 …

Waqf Board claims 1,670 properties in Kanpur, 548 on government land: Survey
2 months, 1 week ago

Waqf Board claims 1,670 properties in Kanpur, 548 on government land: Survey

India Today  

The three-month-long survey of Waqf properties in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur is now over. A total of 1,670 Waqf properties have been identified in the survey, out of which over 500 are built on government land. The survey, conducted across all four tehsils of Kanpur, identified 914 properties under the Sunni Waqf Board and 34 under the Shia Waqf Board in …

Kanpur: Mosques, eidgahs, and burial grounds among 1,669 properties, including 548 government-owned, claimed by Waqf Board
2 months, 1 week ago

Kanpur: Mosques, eidgahs, and burial grounds among 1,669 properties, including 548 government-owned, claimed by Waqf Board

Op India  

A total of 1,669 properties across four tehsils have been identified in the three-month-long survey of the Waqf Board concluded in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Sadar Tehsil accounts for 914 properties under the Sunni Waqf Board and 34 under the Shia Waqf Board. The properties under Sunni Waqf include the Muslim Orphanage, Khairat Ali Mosque in Nawabganj, a property in Neel …

Karnataka: 70 heritage sites, including ASI building, Tipu Armoury, govt lands in Srirangapatna claimed by Waqf Board
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: 70 heritage sites, including ASI building, Tipu Armoury, govt lands in Srirangapatna claimed by Waqf Board

Op India  

Months after outrage over the Waqf Board swallowing over 1,200 acres of farmland in Vijaypura, Karnataka, a similar kind of stunning claim is made for the government properties in the historic town of Srirangapatna, a report published in Star Of Mysore said. More than 70 properties in Srirangapatna taluk, including government-owned lands, historic monuments like the iconic Tipu Armoury, and …

UP: 78% of land claimed by Waqf Board is government land, JPC informed by Yogi Govt
2 months, 3 weeks ago

UP: 78% of land claimed by Waqf Board is government land, JPC informed by Yogi Govt

Op India  

The government of Uttar Pradesh has informed the Joint Parliamentary Committee that 78% of the land in UP that the state Waqf Board is claiming own actually belongs to the government and the Waqf Board has no legal ownership rights on it. As per reports, Monika Garg, the Additional Chief Secretary of the Minority Welfare Commission of the UP government, …

Amid row over Waqf land, Karnataka government officials to appear before parliamentary panel
3 months ago

Amid row over Waqf land, Karnataka government officials to appear before parliamentary panel

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Amid a row over Waqf land in Karnataka, officials from the state government are scheduled to appear before the parliamentary panel examining the Waqf Amendment Bill on Thursday. The Joint Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill, chaired by BJP member Jagadambika Pal, is scheduled to hear views from representatives of the governments of Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar …

Karnataka panel to probe Waqf properties issue
3 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka panel to probe Waqf properties issue

Deccan Chronicle  

Belagavi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that he is ready to form a committee headed by a retired judge to look into the Waqf properties issue. The chief minister also assured the Karnataka Assembly that the government will not remove those temples which are built on Waqf properties. Replying to the question raised by the opposition BJP on the Waqf …

Waqf row: 81% of farmers facing land encroachment notices in Karnataka are Muslims, govt says
3 months, 1 week ago

Waqf row: 81% of farmers facing land encroachment notices in Karnataka are Muslims, govt says

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government revealed on Wednesday that of the 11,204 farmers who received notices from the Waqf Board over land encroachment, around 81 per cent are Muslim, with only 2,080 farmers from the Hindu community. The current waqf land stands at 20,054 acres, significantly reduced from the 1.12 lakh acres listed in a 1974 gazette notification. According to Indian Express, …

CM Siddaramaiah says will not evict farmers from Waqf property
3 months, 1 week ago

CM Siddaramaiah says will not evict farmers from Waqf property

New Indian Express  

BELAGAVI: The State Government has decided not to evict farmers cultivating land earlier notified as Waqf property and not to recover Waqf land where temples or other religious structures have come up or marked as Hindu graveyards. In the Assembly on Wednesday, Minister for Waqf Zameer Ahmed Khan and Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda clarified the government’s stand on clearing …

Siddaramaiah Proposes Panel to Address Waqf Property Disputes
3 months, 1 week ago

Siddaramaiah Proposes Panel to Address Waqf Property Disputes

Deccan Chronicle  

Belagavi: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that the government is prepared to form a committee led by a retired judge to address issues related to Waqf properties. Speaking during the legislative session at the Belagavi Suvarna Soudha, Siddaramaiah responded to concerns raised by opposition leaders under Rule 69 regarding Waqf properties. Providing an overview of Waqf properties in Karnataka, …

No Temples or Farmer Lands Will Be Waqf Properties, Minister
3 months, 1 week ago

No Temples or Farmer Lands Will Be Waqf Properties, Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

"Even if a temple is built on Waqf land, the government will not touch it. The discussions revolved around allegations that farmers’ lands, temple premises, public properties, and government buildings were being recorded as Waqf properties. Zameer said that the Supreme Court issued orders in 1988 and 2017, instructing the removal of encroachments on Waqf properties. Calling for a non-political …

Karnataka government to change khatas of Hindu temples, Hindu graveyards located on waqf land and retain them as Hindu property
3 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka government to change khatas of Hindu temples, Hindu graveyards located on waqf land and retain them as Hindu property

The Hindu  

Stating that the BJP was engaged in a “misleading campaign” on the issue of waqf property for political gains, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda announced in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that the government had decided to issue khatas for Hindu temples and Hindu rudrabhoomis in the name of the respective temple and graveyard even if they were located on …

For Public Good: Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Against Govt Circular Suspending Change Of Farmers Land To Waqf Board
3 months, 1 week ago

For Public Good: Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Against Govt Circular Suspending Change Of Farmers Land To Waqf Board

Live Law  

Dismissing a PIL for setting aside a government circular which suspended mutation of farmers and private khata properties to the waqf board after complaints were received regarding the same, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday said that directions were issued in public interest. This court cannot go into such an aspect but they have to be adverted to individual cases …

Waqf row: Opposition takes on government, seeks withdrawal of notices
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Waqf row: Opposition takes on government, seeks withdrawal of notices

New Indian Express  

BELAGAVI: The ruling Congress government and opposition BJP sparred over the Waqf Board land controversy, during a debate in the assembly under Rule 69. “Waqf Board has been entered in land records of 1,11,874 acres in Karnataka, with or without serving notice to the cultivators. Claiming that ‘Waqf Board’ had appeared on property records of farmers, temples, mutts and public …

Munambam land issue: Latin Catholic council trashes ‘waqf property’ claims
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Munambam land issue: Latin Catholic council trashes ‘waqf property’ claims

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Kerala Region Latin Catholic Council has reiterated its position that the land purchased by 610 families in the Munambam-Kadapuram area is not waqf land. “It is unequivocally clear from the provisions of the Waqf Act that existed at the time when the land was acquired by Farook College and the contents of the legal document for transfer that the …

Munambam Waqf Dispute: "Will Temporarily Protect Land Owners From Dispossession": Kerala HC Says In Plea Challenging Provisions Of Waqf Act
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Munambam Waqf Dispute: "Will Temporarily Protect Land Owners From Dispossession": Kerala HC Says In Plea Challenging Provisions Of Waqf Act

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday orally remarked that it could give interim protection from dispossession to the residents of disputed Waqf land at Kochi's Munambam. However, the petitioner argued that as per Section 107 of the Waqf Act, a waqf property can be recovered even after many years. They also submitted that the Waqf Act does not have a …

No notices issued: Maharashtra waqf board denies farmers' claims
3 months, 3 weeks ago

No notices issued: Maharashtra waqf board denies farmers' claims

India Today  

Maharashtra State Waqf Board on Sunday denied claims by farmers that they had been sent land ownership notices by the board. Waqf board chairman Sameer Kazi said that the board had not issued any notices to farmers in Latur over land ownership. On Saturday, 103 farmers from Talegaon in Latur district said they received notices from the waqf board regarding …

Maharashtra Waqf Board claims the lands of 103 farmers, issues notice to farmers to vacate
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Waqf Board claims the lands of 103 farmers, issues notice to farmers to vacate

Op India  

After the Waqf Boards of various states declared villages, and big hotels, and even colleges as their property, the intentions of the Waqf Board have come to the fore, and it is not ready to stop. Now, the Maharashtra Waqf Board has staked its claim on the lands of 103 farmers of Latur. The farmers say that the Waqf Board …

Latur farmers get notices from Maharashtra Waqf Board over land
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Latur farmers get notices from Maharashtra Waqf Board over land

The Hindu  

More than 100 farmers in Maharashtra's Latur district on Saturday claimed the Waqf Board has sought to take their land that they have been cultivating for generations. “The claim has been filed in the Maharashtra State Waqf Tribunal in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and notices have been issued to 103 farmers having total land measuring 300 acres,” they said. Two hearings on …

Andhra Pradesh government reconstitutes Waqf Board
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh government reconstitutes Waqf Board

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Orders were issued on Friday for the reconstitution of the Andhra Pradesh State Waqf Board under the Waqf Act, 1995 read with amendment 2013 and appointment of Members to the AP State Waqf Board. Subsequently, the government issued an order appointing Ruhullah, elected u/s 14 of the Waqf Act, 1995, and Shaik Khaja, Mutawalli, elected under Section 14 of …

More than 100 Latur farmers get notices from Maharashtra Waqf Board over land
3 months, 3 weeks ago

More than 100 Latur farmers get notices from Maharashtra Waqf Board over land

India Today  

More than 100 farmers in Maharashtra's Latur district on Saturday claimed the Waqf Board has sought to take their land that they have been cultivating for generations. The claim has been filed in the Maharashtra State Waqf Tribunal in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and notices have been issued to 103 farmers having total land measuring 300 acres, they said. Two hearings on …

Waqf bill: Why Indian Muslims worry about Modi plan for $14bn endowments
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Waqf bill: Why Indian Muslims worry about Modi plan for $14bn endowments

Al Jazeera  

The government says it wants to battle corruption and mismanagement. The Waqf Act mandates that disputes over waqf properties be resolved by a state-constituted tribunal with a judicial officer, a civil services officer and an expert in Muslim law. Malik Motasim Khan, the vice president of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, a religious organisation in India, says waqf properties are already governed by …

BJP Launches Campaign Against Karnataka Govt over Waqf Issue
3 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP Launches Campaign Against Karnataka Govt over Waqf Issue

Deccan Chronicle  

Bidar: BJP state president BY Vijayendra launched the party’s statewide campaign against the Congress-led Karnataka government on the Waqf issue under the slogan ‘Namma Bhoomi, Namma Hakku’. Addressing a rally, Vijayendra accused Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan, allegedly acting on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s instructions, of initiating steps to declare farmers’ lands as Waqf properties. He stated that former CM BS Yediyurappa …

JD(U) yet to clear its stance on controversial Waqf Bill
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

JD(U) yet to clear its stance on controversial Waqf Bill

Hindustan Times  

After the Andhra Pradesh government’s decision to dissolve the waqf board in the state for being “non-inclusive” and “non-functional”, all eyes are now on the Janata Dal ’s stance on the proposed bill to amend the Waqf Act. Rajya Sabha lawmaker and working president of the JDU, Sanjay Jha, said Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has already met the representatives …

Parliamentary Panel Seeks Updates on Waqf Properties from State Govts
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Parliamentary Panel Seeks Updates on Waqf Properties from State Govts

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The parliamentary committee scrutinising the contentious Waqf Bill has sought details from various state governments about the veracity and updated details of Waqf properties that, according to the Sachar Committee, they had occupied in an unauthorised manner. The Joint Parliamentary Committee, whose tenure has been extended by the Lok Sabha till the last day of the next Budget …

Parliamentary panel seeks details of Waqf properties occupied ‘unauthorisedly’ by state governments
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Parliamentary panel seeks details of Waqf properties occupied ‘unauthorisedly’ by state governments

Hindustan Times  

The Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf Bill, 2024, on Sunday sought details from state governments about the accuracy of Waqf properties which, as per the Sachar committee, they had occupied in an unauthorised way, PTI reported citing sources. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The parliamentary committee also asked the states to furnish details of the properties that have been claimed …

BJP’s fight is against Waqf Act, not individuals: Basangouda Patil Yatnal
4 months ago

BJP’s fight is against Waqf Act, not individuals: Basangouda Patil Yatnal

The Hindu  

MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal has said that the fight launched by BJP leaders was against the Waqf Act, 1995, and not against any individual. Speaking to mediapersons in Kongandi village of Shahapur taluk in Yadgir district on Wednesday after interacting with the farmers, Mr. Yatnal said that they were against mutation entries in the name of Waqf Board in the …

Any Land Declared As Masjid, Graveyard In Revenue Records Must Be Protected As Waqf Even If Unused By Muslims For Long : Punjab & Haryana High Court
4 months ago

Any Land Declared As Masjid, Graveyard In Revenue Records Must Be Protected As Waqf Even If Unused By Muslims For Long : Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that any entry in the revenue records declaring the land as "Takia, graveyard and Maszid" is required to be protected even if the same is not used by Muslim community from a long time.The Court rejected the plea filed by a Gram Panchayat challenging the decision of a Waqf Tribunal whereby the …

Karnataka seer proposes law to limit Muslim voting power during Waqf protest
4 months ago

Karnataka seer proposes law to limit Muslim voting power during Waqf protest

Hindustan Times  

Urging everyone to unite to protect farmers and their land, Vishwa Vokkaliga Mahasamastana Math seer Kumara Chandrashekaranatha Swamiji in the wake of Waqf properties row, on Tuesday said a law should be brought in where Muslims community don't have the voting power. Stating that it should be ensured there is no Waqf board, he said someone taking away someone else's …

Karnataka seer calls for revoking Muslim voting rights, abolition of Waqf Board
4 months ago

Karnataka seer calls for revoking Muslim voting rights, abolition of Waqf Board

India Today  

The seer of Vishwa Vokkaliga Mahasamstana Math in Karnataka sparked controversy with his call to strip the Muslim community of voting rights. Kumara Chandrashekaranatha Swamiji’s remarks were made during a protest organised by the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh in Karnataka, where he also urged the abolition of the Waqf Board, which has been at the center of an ongoing dispute over …

Nobody will be evicted from Munambam: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
4 months, 1 week ago

Nobody will be evicted from Munambam: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/KOCHI: The government aims to resolve the issue at Munambam without evicting the residents there, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday assured the representatives of the coastal village where the Waqf Board claimed rights over the land. He made the assurance at an online meeting with the Munambam Land Protection Committee which was attended by Revenue Minister K Rajan, Law …

Kerala government sets up judicial panel to resolve Munambam Waqf land dispute
4 months, 1 week ago

Kerala government sets up judicial panel to resolve Munambam Waqf land dispute

India Today  

In a move to address the land dispute between residents and the Kerala Waqf Board in Munambam, the Kerala government decided to appoint a judicial commission to investigate the matter. The decision was made at a high-level meeting convened by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, which also included Law Minister P Rajeev and Waqf board officials. Their legal rights will be …

Kerala government sets up judicial panel to resolve Munambam Waqf land dispute
4 months, 1 week ago

Kerala government sets up judicial panel to resolve Munambam Waqf land dispute

India Today  

In a move to address the land dispute between residents and the Kerala Waqf Board in Munambam, the Kerala government decided to appoint a judicial commission to investigate the matter. The decision was made at a high-level meeting convened by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, which also included Law Minister P Rajeev and Waqf board officials. Their legal rights will be …

Kerala: Waqf means properties of god given by people
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Shobha Karandlaje alleges land mafia behind Waqf claims, promises action
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Shobha Karandlaje alleges land mafia behind Waqf claims, promises action

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Thursday alleged that "a powerful land mafia" is attempting to seize land from farmers and the poor under the guise of Waqf claims. Speaking to reporters after visiting Munambam in Ernakulam district, where around 600 families are protesting against Waqf land claims, Karandlaje accused the mafia of orchestrating a "land jihad". "In 1954, when …

Siddaramaiah govt to give financial assistance for Vaishno Devi pilgrimage amid Waqf land controversy
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Siddaramaiah govt to give financial assistance for Vaishno Devi pilgrimage amid Waqf land controversy

India TV News  

The Karnataka government on Wednesday decided to provide financial assistance of Rs 5,000 to pilgrims from the state visiting Vaishno Devi, News 18 reported. Farmers get eviction notice under Waqf Act The govt is also facing heat over the rise in claims by the Waqf land affecting farmers. However, the Siddaramaiah govt has made efforts to take the situation under …

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje says land mafia exploiting Waqf to grab land
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje says land mafia exploiting Waqf to grab land

India Today  

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Thursday claimed that a “powerful land mafia” was trying to take land from farmers and the poor using false Waqf claims. She made the comments after visiting Munambam in Ernakulam district, where about 600 families are protesting against Waqf board staking a claim on the land they have been living on. “In 1954, when the …

Interview| BJP wants to make Muslims second-class citizens: Dr Syed Naseer Hussain
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Interview| BJP wants to make Muslims second-class citizens: Dr Syed Naseer Hussain

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 13, 2024 09:23 IST - 13 MINS READ Syed Naseer Hussain is a second-term Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka belonging to the Congress party. Excerpts: Various State Waqf Boards together control 8.7 lakh properties spanning 9.4 lakh acres across the country. The government states that it wants to bring about greater transparency by digitalising information regarding properties …

India’s Waqf Reform: When Property Rights Meet Majoritarianism
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Waqf land dispute escalates to wider areas
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Waqf land dispute escalates to wider areas

New Indian Express  

KOTTAYAM: As the Roman Catholic Church intensified its protests in the Munambam land dispute, the issue has been escalating to wider areas with Waqf Board sending notice to five families in Thavinjal grama panchayat near Mananthavadi in Wayanad. This apart, a video circulating in the Catholic Church’s YouTube channel alleged that Waqf is now staking claim on around 250 acres …

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