The bill introduces reforms such as strengthening Waqf tribunals, setting fixed tenures for board members, and reducing mandatory contributions from Waqf institutions to boards from 7 per cent to 5 per cent. It also mandates audits for institutions earning over Rs one lakh and establishes a
Congress MLA and All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) executive member Arif Masood said that the board has rejected the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and would never accept it.
Lucknow's Eidgah Imam, Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahali on Wednesday said that Waqf is an integral part of our religion, and Waqf is by the Muslims and for the Muslims.
JPC Chairman on Waqf Amendment Bill and BJP MP Jagadambika Pal on Tuesday hit out at the opposition parties saying that they had always considered Muslims as their vote bank and they supported the black band protest of All India Muslim Personal Law Board for the appeasement politics.
Speaking to ANI, Mahli said "Eid-Al-Fitr is being celebrated throughout the country in a positive atmosphere. I extend my heartiest congratulations on the occasion of Eid."
Speaking to ANI, the JPC Chairman said, "While many Muslim clerics are supporting this bill, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board is objecting to it. On the day of 'Alvida Namaz', they asked people to wear black armbands in protest against this bill, and even today, on Eid, they have appe
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Manoj Tiwari on Saturday slammed All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi for criticising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and alleged that Muslim leaders were constantly lying to the Muslim community on the Waqf Bill.
BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Saturday hit out at All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi for criticising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and alleged that he was trying to mislead the country in the name of religion.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has appealed to Muslims across the country to wear black armbands on Alvida Juma, the last Friday of Ramzan, in protest against the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024.
A widescale protest was held in Patna against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill on Wednesday in the wake of a nationwide protest launched by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB).
Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali, a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), addressed concerns regarding the Waqf Amendment Bill, asserting that over 90% of Waqf properties consist of masjids, kabristans, dargahs, and imambaras.
BJP MP Jagadambika Pal accused the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) of misleading minorities and Muslims over the Waqf Amendment Bill, ahead of its introduction. AIMPLB announced a nationwide agitation against the bill, claiming it harms Muslim interests.