"Waqf Amendment Bill totally farce, will be injustice to community if passed": Naseer Ahmed

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 24 (ANI): Calling the Waqf Amendment Bill a "farce," Karnataka Chief Minister's political secretary Naseer Ahmed on Sunday said that All India Muslim Personal Law Board along with the muslim scholars and leaders will "oppose" the amendment that the central government is trying to bring.
Ahmed said this after the two-day meeting of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), that was held here on November 23 and 24, during which the strategy regarding the protection of Waqf was discussed.
"Today's meeting consists of Islamic scholars from all over the country...they lead this community and make decisions... want the message to go to the Centre that the Waqf Amendment Bill is totally a farce and it is going to be an injustice to the community. The All India Muslim Personal Law Board along with the scholars of the Muslim community and leaders all together will oppose the amendment that the central government is trying to bring in the Waqf Bill," Ahmad told ANI.
The Centre has brought the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to amend the Wakf Act, 1995. The bill is being examined by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) of the two Houses of Parliament.
Hefurther alleged that the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) consists of centre's "own people" who are working against the interest of the Muslim community.
"You (Centre) made a JPC and that too consists of your own people and you haven't given an opportunity to other members to express their opinion. The government should consider...if they still go ahead...we have no option but to approach the court. That is why today in Bengaluru, All India Muslim Personal law Board members from Delhi have called an important meeting to discuss about the future course of action if the central government try to impose and enforce the law on the minority community," Ahmed said.
Ahmed further added that Muslim leaders and all the stakeholders of the minority community discussed about how "we can force the central government to take back the decision instead of enforcing amendments on the Muslim community."
The Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, is on the agenda of the government in the winter session of Parliament beginning on December 25. The bill is being examined by a joint committee of the two Houses of Parliament.
The bill seeks to bring sweeping reforms, introducing digitisation, stricter audits, transparency and legal mechanisms to reclaim illegally occupied properties. The JPC is holding a series of meetings to gather input from government officials, legal experts, Waqf Board members and community representatives from different states and Union Territories, aiming for the most comprehensive reform possible. (ANI)