Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, Apr 25 (IANS) The Centre, in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, said that it brought amendments to the Waqf Act, 1995, to prevent abuse of waqf legislation which resulted in the encroachment of government properties, apart from ensuring that the Waqf Boards in the country are … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Kerala State Waqf Board, in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, has said that the recent amendments introduced to the Waqf Act, 1995, completely subvert the basic principles of secularism and fundamental rights of the citizens. The preliminary affidavit sworn by the Chief … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Wednesday announced a temporary halt to its protest campaign against the amendments to the Waqf Act in the wake of the terrorist attack in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of at least 26 … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Patna, April 22 (IANS) The Waqf Amendment Bill has triggered widespread discontent among sections of the Muslim community in Bihar, with visible anger erupting in Bhabhua, the district headquarters of Kaimur, the native district of State Minority Welfare Minister Md. Zama Khan. On Tuesday, during a protest march organised by … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Muslim community members claimed on Tuesday that some people have started to engage in politics to gain votes over the Waqf reforms. “The poor Muslims who are relying on stalls and doing odd jobs will benefit from the Waqf land. This situation is not about the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) BJP MP and Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Amendment Bill, Jagdambika Pal, on Tuesday, criticised the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi for not participating in the debate and instead claiming the Bill was “unconstitutional”. “If Rahul Gandhi is … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday strongly criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for refusing to implement the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in her state, saying that a state cannot block a law passed by Parliament under the federal structure. He told reporters, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Patna, April 21 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha on Monday defended West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the Murshidabad violence and her stand on Waqf Act, saying the act is being pushed with a ‘particular agenda’ while Murshidabad violence was a ‘planned conspiracy’. “Amendments to the Waqf Bill … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Delhi BJP on Monday launched a Waqf Reform Awareness campaign to highlight the new Act’s public welfare provisions and counter misinformation allegedly being spread by political rivals. The blueprint for the campaign was finalised in a meeting held at the Delhi BJP state office … Read more