Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju highlighted the issue of Trichy Tiruchendurai village in the Parliament, where a 1500 year old village with a predominantly Hindu population was declared a Waqf property by the Waqf Board. He stated that the entire village has been given to the Waqf Boa
Launching a scathing attack against the opposition parties over opposing the Bill to amend the Waqf Act, 1995, BJP MP Gulam Ali Khatan said that waqf property has been misused by the opposition while being in power for 70 years and Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants transparency to stop any
According to top government sources, the Waqf amendment bill is likely to be presented after the passage of the Finance Bill, likely this week. Before drafting the amendments, the government consulted various Muslim intellectuals and organisations to ensure comprehensive reforms.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju held meet with a delegation of the All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council (AISSC) comprising the prominent Sajjadanashins from various Dargahs across the country.
Kiren Rijiju, the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Minority Affairs on Monday stated that there have been persistent demands and appeals from poor and ordinary Muslim women to ensure Waqf property is managed more transparently, efficiently, and beneficially for the Muslim co
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 21 (ANI): After the Uttar Pradesh government ordered a survey of Islamic educational institutions or Madrassas in Kanpur, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday alleged that the government is targeting Waqf property which is a "systematic targeting
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation has been moved in the Delhi High Court on Saturday challenging the constitutional validity of several sections of the Waqf Act 1995, which states that these provisions grant special status to Waqf properties denying equal status
New Delhi (India), May 31 (ANI): Soon after taking charge as Minister of Minority Affairs on Friday, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that there would be 100 per cent digitalization of the record related to waqf properties and Geographical Indication mapping of all Waqf properties.