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"Now no one can rob lands in name of Waqf Board": UP CM Yogi Adityanath
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Now, no one can rob lands in the name of the Waqf Board... Public property and revenue lands will now be used to build schools, colleges, hospitals, or housing for the poor," Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said.
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"Waqf needed lot of improvement, a step in right direction": Bihar Governo
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"There are many Waqf properties in Patna, but name any one hospital or orphanage under Waqf in Patna, is a big orphanage being made by Waqf? But only cases are being made there (Patna),. It is said the Waqf property is allah's but the benefits are being reaped by their relatives, this is "ga
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"Those protesting are political Muslims, not poor": Uttarakhand Waqf Board
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The Waqf Amendment Bill is for the poor, and I had said that poor Muslims are not protesting. Those who are protesting are political Muslims," Shams told ANI.
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RJD MP Manoj Jha slams Nitish Kumar's support for Waqf Bill, says "its con
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"...It was a historical opportunity for the government...You are destroying it (Waqf Board) with your dog whistle politics. You have taken another big step toward eliminating Muslims. Many political parties, which are generally not in support of the opposition, supported the opposition in th
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"Properties only used by influential people": BJP MP Eatala Rajendar welco
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Waqf properties have been disputed here in Hyderabad for many years. Waqf properties are used by influential people and do not benefit poor." There is a constituency having four Muslim villages, 40-50 years ago, in the Boduppal area (in Hyderabad), the real estate land which was for busines
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"Want to ask which Congress-ruled or non-BJP-ruled state allocated funds f
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
JD(U) leader Neeraj Kumar on Friday defended his party, following a string of resignations over its support for the Waqf Amendment Bill. Kumar questioned which Congress-ruled or non-BJP-ruled state has allocated funds for the Waqf board, highlighting that the Nitish Kumar government has give
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"Why Muslims continue to be poor?" Indian Sufi Foundation Chief questions
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"PM Modi said that this bill is for welfare. In Parliament, it was mentioned that Waqf owns properties worth crores. If this is true, then why are Muslims still poor? Why didn't the Waqf boards and 'Waqf mafias' utilise these resources to build schools, hospitals, and houses for underpriv
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"It was needed for long time": Juna Akhara's Sawmi Avdheshanand Giri welco
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Swami Avdheshanand of Juna Akhara said, "It was needed for a long time, and the people from the Muslim community were demanding it. For those who had no means, their lands were encroached upon, and they had nowhere to appeal but only in the Waqf board. The entire country is
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"Big Reform": Jagdambika Pal after Parliament passes Waqf Amendment Bill
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"It is a big reform... The properties that are donated to Waqf are for the poor Muslims, widows, and children. However, the Waqf board has failed to open any university, hospital or college in the entire country, and none of the poor have benefitted from it but only a few people in positi
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"Betrayal of Muslims": Grand Mufti of J-K on Waqf Bill
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Lok Sabha passed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 after a marathon and heated debate. During this debate, members of the INDIA bloc fiercely opposed the legislation, while the BJP and its allies strongly supported it, saying it would bring transparency and enhance the efficiency of Waqf boar
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"Hope people in Munambam will get solace when Waqf Bill becomes law": KCB
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Father Thomas Tharayil from the Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) on Thursday hoped that when the Waqf (Amendment) Bill becomes law, it will give solace to the people in Munambam in Ernakulam district, who are facing eviction after the State Waqf board claimed their lands where they hav
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"TDP and JD(U) supported PM Modi out of fear": AIMIM's Imtiaz Jaleel, vowe
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Lok Sabha passed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 after a marathon and heated debate. During the debate, members of the INDIA bloc fiercely opposed the legislation, while the BJP and its allies strongly supported it, saying it would bring transparency and enhance the efficiency of Waqf board
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