The Amendment Bill aims to overcome the shortcomings of the previous Act and enhance the efficiency of Waqf boards by introducing changes such as renaming the Act, updating the definitions of waqf, improving the registration process, and increasing the role of technology in managing waqf rec
KC Venugopal pointed out that the bill was only introduced to the members late in the afternoon the previous day, leaving insufficient time for them to review and suggest changes.
Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma on Wednesday backed the Waqf Amendment Bill and said the bill will benefit both the Muslim community and the country, and criticized the Congress for not making changes to the Waqf Bill due to vote-bank politics.
JD(U) Member of Parliament Sanjay Jha expressed his party's concern, stating that the bill should not be retrospective. He mentioned that if their concerns were addressed in the bill, they would support it.
Ahead of the tabling of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain on Wednesday performed puja and hailed the bill as a significant step forward, noting key changes such as the deletion of the 'Waqf by user' definition and amendments aligning the concept of Waqf with Islamic law
Speaking to ANI, Jebi Mather said, "The attitude of the government is to divide people. We will have to see what changes have been brought in. We will stand for the rights of those affected and minorities..."
Reactions from MPs on the Waqf Amendment Bill highlight concerns over the government's approach to the proposed changes. While Revolutionary Socialist Party MP NK Premchandran on Tuesday called the Waqf Amendment Bill an "absolutely new bill".
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Former Uttarakhand CM and Congress leader Harish Rawat said that changes have been needed in the Waqf Bill 2024 from the beginning, and then the government should win the trust of those who will be affected by it.