{"id":5238,"date":"2024-08-10T03:51:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T03:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/?p=5238"},"modified":"2024-08-10T03:51:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T03:51:51","slug":"plans-to-amend-the-waqf-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/?p=5238","title":{"rendered":"Plans to Amend the Waqf Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_5238\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"5238\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 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scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ummid.com\/news\/2024\/august\/08-08-2024\/plans-to-amend-the-waqf-act.html\">https:\/\/ummid.com\/news\/2024\/august\/08-08-2024\/plans-to-amend-the-waqf-act.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mirrorofkashmir.in\/archives.php?lastValidDate=2024-08-09\">https:\/\/mirrorofkashmir.in\/archives.php?lastValidDate=2024-08-09<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pbdodisha.in\/mpaper.aspx\">https:\/\/pbdodisha.in\/mpaper.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thekashmirimages.com\/opinion\/\">OPINION<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plans to Amend the Waqf Act<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The government\u2019s alleged plans to amend the Waqf Act 1995 has come under severe criticism both by the secular parties and Muslim organisations. But it also highlights the fact that the so-called Muslim leaders themselves are not ready to set their own house right. Taking advantage of reported irregularities in many state\u2019s Waqf Boards, the government it seems has taken this step to show these leaders their place in the country\u2019s politics, after giving them a tight slap on the issue of Triple Talaq, earlier.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Centre seems all set to make amendments to the Waqf Act, 1995 to restrict the powers of the Waqf Board, according to reports. India Today has reported that there are 40 amendments aimed to restrict the Waqf Board\u2019s authority to designate any property as \u201cWaqf property\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs per the proposed amendments, all claims made by the Waqf Board on properties will undergo mandatory verification. A mandatory verification process is proposed for properties claimed by the Waqf Board,\u201d India Today reports, adding that the bill for these amendments is likely to be introduced in Parliament\u2019s current session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Waqf Act, 1995 was established to regulate Auqaf, meaning assets donated and designated as Waqf \u2014 by a wakif, \u2013 an individual who dedicates his\/her property for purposes recognised by Muslim law as pious, religious, or charitable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed amendments talk about inclusivity by including Muslim women members to various State bodies. In fact, Muslims themselves are not against this, as Islam permits a woman to be a mutawalli \u2013 manager of a Waqf property, or be a member of any Waqf Board, as it is a managerial position and does not require any specific training of Islamic laws, according to a Mufti, associated with the Islamic Fiqh Academy, Delhi. In fact, even the AIMPLB has several women members, he added further. So, this excuse is to mislead the wider populace that Muslims are against including a woman member to the various Waqf bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The groundwork for bringing this bill was laid last year when a PIL was filed by lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay in March 2023, the Centre had told the Delhi High Court that nearly 120 writ petitions challenging one or more provisions of the Waqf Act were pending before various courts in the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upadhyay had challenged the validity of certain provisions of the Waqf Act and sought a direction from the Centre to enact a \u201cuniform law for trust and trustees, charities and charitable institutions, and religious endowments and institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The petitioner said the Waqf Act 1995 was made under the garb of managing waqf properties but there were no similar laws for followers of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Judaism, Bahaism, Zoroastrianism and Christianity. \u201cHence, it is against the secularism, unity and integrity of the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, one is forced to ask whether the government will be ready to regulate various trusts across India, which manage various temples from Badrinath\/Kedarnath to Tirupati, on the same grounds. Will it be able to force these trusts to include women members, to increase inclusivity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To further complicate the matters and sowing the seeds of discord amongst the Muslim community, the government allegedly wants to constitute separate Board of Auqaf for Boharas and Aghakhanis.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the government prepares to amend the Waqf Act, 1995, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju said that there is a long-standing demand from \u201cpoor Muslim groups\u201d to amend the legislation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But he failed to identify these \u201cpoor Muslim groups\u201d. The only group which has so far come forward to support the amendments is the All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council (AISSC), which has welcomed the government\u2019s move and accused vested interests of misleading the Muslim community. But AISSC does not represent the Indian Muslims and does not have Muslim clerics from different sects as its members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reportedly, a copy of the bill accessed by The Hindu, claims that the proposed legislation will ensure \u201crepresentation of Muslim and non-Muslims\u201d in Central Waqf Council and the State Waqf Boards. Now why should non-Muslim members be included in an organisation, related to the welfare of Muslims? Once again, the earlier question arises, will Hindu Temples and religious trusts allow any Muslim to be their members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To save itself from criticism, the government gives the argument that it is acting on the recommendations of the High-Level Committee under the chairmanship of Justice (Retired) Rajinder Sachar and the Report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf and Central Waqf Council, chaired by KR Rehman, though on their recommendations and detailed consultation with other stakeholders, comprehensive amendments were made in the Act in the year 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most Muslim organisations across India have vociferously condemned the proposed amendments. AIMPLB spokesman Dr SQR Ilyas said, \u201cThe BJP government always wanted to do this. Following the conclusion of the 2024 (Lok Sabha) elections, we thought that there will be a change in the BJP\u2019s attitude, but that\u2019s not the case. I, however, feel that this is not the right move.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has decried the proposed bill, accusing the BJP of pursuing a \u201cHindutva agenda\u201d. \u201cThese amendments are with the intention of taking away waqf properties. The real reason for this act is to affect the freedom of religion.\u201d he alleged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not Muslim bodies or leaders alone, who are condemning the proposed amendments, even the opposition parties are against them. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has said that \u201cWe will be against it (Waqf Act amendment bill),\u201d Yadav told reporters that the \u201cBJP\u2019s only work is to divide Hindus and Muslims, snatch the rights of Muslim brothers and work on the manner in which to snatch the rights given to them in the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IUML\u2019s E T Mohammed Basheer said the move on the part of the government is ill-intentioned. \u201cIf such a legislation comes, we will very strongly oppose it. We will also speak with like-minded parties,\u201d he told reporters outside Parliament. If the government goes ahead with the bill, it must be prepared for strong opposition, Basheer added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shiv Sena (UBT)MP Priyanka Chaturvedi alleged that the BJP-led government wants to run away from the discussion on Budget and, therefore, they have come up with the Waqf issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CPI(M) MP Amra Ram said the BJP believes in \u201cdivisive politics\u201d and instead of strengthening Waqf boards, they are trying to interfere with them. Another CPI(M) MP Sudama Prasad said the BJP-led government\u2019s only intention is to promote a divisive agenda. \u201cBring a bill to deal with unemployment. But they are 24X7 only looking at divisive agenda like mandir-masjid and Hindustan-Pakistan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JMM\u2019s Mahua Maji has said that one-sided view should not be taken and if any amendments are to be made, the government should listen to all sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hashim Soofi, a member of the Punjab Waqf Board, said the government was bent upon spreading hatred among the Hindus and Muslims by making such moves, ignoring that benefits of properties and institutes run by Wakf boards were equally shared by members of all communities, including Hindus and Sikhs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Monday asserted that bringing about any change in the status and nature of waqf properties or making it easier for the government or any individual to \u201cmisuse\u201d them is unacceptable. The prominent Muslim body also stressed that it is prepared to knock the doors of the Supreme Court if a move is made to weaken the Waqf boards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_5238\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"5238\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p>https:\/\/www.kipnews.in\/newsdet.aspx?q=34353https:\/\/www.google.com\/amp\/s\/clarionindia.net\/plans-to-amend-the-waqf-act-causes-and-effects\/%3famp=1 https:\/\/www.newageislam.com\/islam-politics\/asad-mirza-new-age-islam\/plans-amend-waqf-act-severe-criticism-secular-parties-muslim-organisations\/d\/132893 https:\/\/scoopnews.in\/m\/newsdet.aspx?q=132141 https:\/\/ummid.com\/news\/2024\/august\/08-08-2024\/plans-to-amend-the-waqf-act.html https:\/\/mirrorofkashmir.in\/archives.php?lastValidDate=2024-08-09 https:\/\/pbdodisha.in\/mpaper.aspx OPINION Plans to Amend the Waqf Act The government\u2019s alleged plans to amend the Waqf Act 1995 has come under severe criticism both by the secular parties and Muslim organisations. But it also highlights the fact that the so-called Muslim leaders themselves are not ready to set their own [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-articles-in-english-all"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":true,"total_views":161,"today_views":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5238"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5242,"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5238\/revisions\/5242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}