Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the central government's goal is to manage Waqf property with transparency and accountability, ensuring justice for the needy in the Muslim community.
"Narendra Modi sarkar waqf kanoon danke ki chot par badal ne wali hai (come what may Narendra Modi government is going to amend the Waqf act) and then no one's land or house would be declared as Waqf property. This is a free India, and no one has the permission to do this," Shah added.
Karnataka Home Minister G Parmeshwara, criticised the Joint Parliamentary Committee Chairman Jagdambika Pal for visiting the districts where it was alleged that land has been forcefully converted to Waqf property, saying that such a decision should have been taken with the committee and not
Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill Jagdambika Pal along with JPC member and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya received over 500 petitions from farmers from Vijayapura, Bidar, Kalaburgi, Hubli, Bagalkot and Belgavi on their agricultural land being cla
"By taking this step, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has admitted that Waqf notices were wrongly issued on farmers' land... I am going to Karnataka on November 7 and will see how the state government can issue notices on such a large scale...." Pal told ANI.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday that he has told his officials not to issue any notices to farmers and withdraw the already issued notices also.
Taking to his social media on X, he posted a copy of the letter and said, "Have written to the Chairperson of the JPC on Waqf Amendment Bill Jagdambika Pal, drawing attention to the plight of farmers from Vijayapura District & other areas in the vicinity in Karnataka, who have been wr
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting on the proposed Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 witnessed broad support from Uttarakhand Waqf Board. During the meeting various state waqf boards like Punjab Waqf Board, Haryana Waqf Board and Uttarakhand Waqf Board came to record their views an
Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Vijayapura district in-charge, MB Patil, clarified on Saturday that the confusion over 1,200 acres in Honavada, Tikota taluk of Vijayapura district, being designated as Waqf property was caused by a gazette error.
AIUDF Chief Badruddin Ajmal on Wednesday sparked a controversy claiming that the Parliament building and the areas sorrounding it in the national capital have been built on the Waqf property.
Days after the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) called for the immediate withdrawal of the Waqf Amendment Bill, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal reiterated the government's stand, saying that Waqf properties will remain under Waqf control and the government will not acquire any Waqf prop