NEW DELHI — As the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament on Wednesday, Muslim bodies denounced it and said the amended provisions in it will do more harm than good to Muslims. It will be detrimental rather than beneficial for Muslims, a senior All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) […]
HYDERABAD — Coming down heavily on the NDA government in the Centre over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday alleged that the bill should be called a ‘looters (amendment) law’ as the BJP-led regime wants to take away waqf properties. Referring to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s reported remarks that one […]
JAMMU — Several Muslim organisations in Jammu’s Rajouri district on Monday (March 24, 2025) criticised Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board chairperson Darakhshan Andrabi for supporting the Waqf Amendment Bill. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah too questioned the Bill and its “hidden motives”. Five religious bodies, which included the Islamic Welfare Organisation, Tehreek Ulema Ahle Sunnat, […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill across the country are understandable as only a particular religion is being “targeted”. “Charitable activities are linked to all religions and Muslims carry out these through Waqf. When a particular religion is targeted, there will be […]
NEW DELHI — All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said the Waqf Amendment Bill, in its current form, will lead to social instability as it has been rejected by the Muslim community. Participating in the debate on the President’s Address, Owaisi said that the Bill has been rejected by the entire […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said that she has written to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his Andhar Pradesh counterpart Chandrababu Naidu, urging them to help stop the amendments to the Waqf Act. “The proposed Waqf amendment bill not only violates the religious and constitutional rights of Muslims but also seeks […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra on Thursday alleged that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and Waqf (Amendment) Bill are part of schemes to spread hatred and divide people of the country. He also doubted that the forthcoming Union budget would provide any sort of relief to the […]
SRINAGAR — PDP leader Waheed Para on Thursday said the amendments to the Waqf Act are an assault on the Muslims of the country which can further marginalise the minority community. Para, an MLA from Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, alleged in a post on X that Muslims in India were already among the most […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said it is Parliament which will take a final call on the Uniform Civil Code and the Waqf (amendment) bill. Uttarakhand on Monday became the first state to implement UCC with the ruling BJP fulfilling a major commitment made ahead of the 2022 assembly […]
JAMMU — Senior CPI(M) leader and Kulgam MLA Mohd Yousuf Tarigami on Monday took strong exception to the implementation of Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand, and a JPC looking into Waqf (Amendment) Bill rejecting opposition-backed changes, calling them efforts that will “adversely affect our Constitutional order”. BJP-ruled Uttarakhand on Monday became the first state […]