Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday rejected opposition members' criticism that the government wants to interfere in the religious conduct of Muslims through the Waqf Amendment Bill and said the provisions in the legislation aim at better management of Waqf properties.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Chairperson of the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board, Dr Darakhshan Andrabi, on Wednesday, voiced her support for the Waqf Amendment Bill, dubbing it a bill that will help in the development of the Muslim community.
Expressing support for the Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Panchayati Raj and JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh said on Wednesday that the legislation is aimed at bringing transparency and ensuring the welfare of all s
Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh has slammed the Centre over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, calling the bill "illegitimate". He alleged that the BJP-led government brought the bill, intending to reap electoral benefits in the coming Assembly elections in Bihar and West Bengal.
BJP MP Anurag Thakur argues for a Waqf law amendment, calling it a source of corruption. He thanks several organisations, including Catholic and Muslim bodies, for supporting the cause, emphasising the need for empowerment, efficiency, and development under the new UMMEED framework.
Rijiju said that India has the highest number of Waqf properties in the world and questioned why they haven't been used for the education, medical treatment, skill development, and income generation of poor Muslims.
The President of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), Syed Sadatullah Husaini has strongly opposed the waqf amendment bill terming it 'a highly condemnable move that paves the way for legislative discrimination against Muslims'.
Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference President and MLA from Handwara, Sajad Gani Lone, stated on Wednesday that the state should not interfere with religion and that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is a matter of religion.
AIMIM National Spokesperson Waris Pathan on Wednesday slammed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, calling it unconstitutional and a violation of Articles 14, 25, and 26.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti criticised the BJP over the introduction of the Waqf Amendment Bill, accusing them of targeting Muslims and attempting to take over their properties.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the Centre to completely withdraw the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024. The Chief Minister said that the proposed amendments have not taken into consideration the constitutional protection given to minoritie
Following Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav's allegation that Janata Dal (United) and Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh belonged to the BJP and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's face was being used, Singh doubled down and said that Tejashwi Yadav was an expert in eating fodde