Tag: Waqf

Parliament Panel On Waqf Circulates Draft Report. Opposition Says “Farce”

January 28, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The parliamentary panel reviewing the Waqf bill circulated a 655-page report today, incorporating all the changes suggested by its members. The Opposition, though, has alleged that none of its amendments have been incorporated. Amid fears that the existing Waqf properties will be subject to scrutiny after the amended law comes into force, the…

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New Waqf Board To Be Constituted Soon, Says Andhra Pradesh

December 1, 2024 admin

The clarification came amid reports that the State Waqf Board has been abolished (File) Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh: The Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday clarified that the State Waqf Board was dissolved due to certain concerns and that a new Board will be constituted at the earliest. The coalition government’s clarification came amid reports in a…

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Opposition MPs Boycott Parliamentary Committee Meet On Waqf Bill

October 14, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The Opposition MPs have boycotted the Joint Parliamentary meeting to discuss the Waqf amendment bill and wrote to the Speaker demanding that the Committee chairman be removed. Alleging that the Committee is biased, they have sought time from the Speaker to discuss the issue. The Opposition members have alleged that a presentation on…

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Akhilesh Yadav’s Swipe At BJP Over Waqf Bill

August 8, 2024 admin

Waqf Act Amendments will be opposed by the Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh Yadav said (File). New Delhi: Samajwadi Party boss Akhilesh Yadav attacked the BJP Thursday morning over proposed amendments to 44 sections of the Waqf Act of 1995, declaring the Bill a pretext to profit from sale of Waqf-owned lands and that the ruling outfit…

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