The govt found it necessary to assess the functioning of WAMSI portal as several states are unable to provide accurate information about waqf properties, it is learnt.
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya has highlighted ‘waqf land grab’ and the Opposition has been attacking Siddaramaiah govt on ‘appeasement politics’. Congress has termed the matter a 'conspiracy'.
Vijayapura: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fact-finding committee on the alleged Waqf land-grab issue in Vijayapura in Karnataka has submitted their report to Joint...
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.
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.
To address issue of misuse and wrongful declaration of waqf properties & protect govt properties from being declared waqf properties, bill proposes to have centralised registration system.
All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council, an association of over 800 dargahs, welcomes Centre’s decision. It also demands provisions to bring transparency in functioning of waqf boards.
Waqf boards are struggling to maintain control of their vast properties with mounting legal battles, a losing perception war, internal chaos, and political heat.
At three-hour interaction, they also requested for special funds from the central government to protect their vacant land parcels by constructing schools, hospitals etc.
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Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
This is idiotic politics at it’s extreme.
The Waqf Board must be dissolved with immediate effect and all it’s properties transferred to the Union govt.
The very existence of the Waqf Board is an abomination and an insult to the millions of adherents of other faiths in India.
This is idiotic politics at it’s extreme.
The Waqf Board must be dissolved with immediate effect and all it’s properties transferred to the Union govt.
The very existence of the Waqf Board is an abomination and an insult to the millions of adherents of other faiths in India.