BJP ally JD(U) said it is consulting with Muslim community which has expressed reservations over some aspects of Bill, and that it will discuss these at next meeting, it is learnt.
The key change here is that the State will have more say in the regulation of waqf boards and even allow non-Muslim CEOs to be appointed by the government.
Bill proposes to protect govt properties from being declared waqf, empowers DMs to survey waqf land & play arbiter in disputes, while also limiting powers of waqf tribunals.
'Were non-Hindus part of Ram temple committee?' asks Congress's Vengugopal. Minority affairs minister Rijiju says Sachar committee too recommended that waqf board should be broad-based.
Bill, which proposes changes like curtailing powers of waqf boards & allowing district collectors to resolve disputes between board & govt, has been strongly criticised by Opposition.
Yadav alleged that the amendments in the Waqf Bill were issued in the interest of the BJP and that this was just another link in a chain of schemes that benefit the ruling party.
Waqf boards are struggling to maintain control of their vast properties with mounting legal battles, a losing perception war, internal chaos, and political heat.
The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
If non-Hindus can be part of temple management committees and can even lead the temple management committee, then why non-Muslims cannot be part of Waqf Board.
This is patently discriminatory. The laws must be uniform for all religions.
Today’s India will not accept minority appeasement under the garb of secularism.
The TMC and the DMK should be ashamed of their stance on this issue. In the states ruled by them (Bengal, Tamil Nadu), they have appointed scores of non-Hindus in temple management committees.
If non-Hindus can be part of temple management committees and can even lead the temple management committee, then why non-Muslims cannot be part of Waqf Board.
This is patently discriminatory. The laws must be uniform for all religions.
Today’s India will not accept minority appeasement under the garb of secularism.
The TMC and the DMK should be ashamed of their stance on this issue. In the states ruled by them (Bengal, Tamil Nadu), they have appointed scores of non-Hindus in temple management committees.