Muslim groups say the changes are politically motivated but the government says it is responding to demands for reform.

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has stated that it will thoroughly examine the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the Waqf Amendment Bill, which is set to be submitted today. Sasmit Patra said, ...

Prof. Salim Engineer, Vice President of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), strongly opposed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024, stating ...

A Waqf is a Muslim religious endowment, usually in the form of landed property, made for purposes of charity and community welfare.

Q: A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) was set up to study the suggestions and recommendations related to the Work ...

The JPC was already a farce, but now they’ve stooped even lower, censoring dissenting voices of Opposition MPs’: Syed Naseer ...

The Opposition first misled the JPC by claiming that passing this Bill would result in the seizure of all Waqf properties.

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday wrote to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu, urging them to oppose the proposed ...

"The proposed Waqf amendment bill not only violates the religious and constitutional rights of Muslims but also seeks to seize these properties by diluting the autonomy of the Waqf Act. I have ...

Hyderabad:The Telangana High Court has directed the state government and the state Waqf Board to forthwith remove its chief executive officer and appoint a full-time official within four months ...

They also say the bill "restricts the Waqf Board's role and gives the govt more control." "...the bill in question is completely contrary to the concept of waqf and hits the religious faith of ...

Opposition members on Wednesday objected to a change in the Waqf (Amendment) Bill that would remove a longstanding 'waqf by user' clause, saying it has been an important part of the law for a very ...