US EditionIndian parliament’s Lower House passes controversial bill that would change Muslim endowments
- The Lower House of India’s Parliament passed a bill adding non-Muslims to waqf boards and increasing government oversight on land holdings, with 288 votes in favor and 232 against it.
- Critics, including opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, describe the Waqf Bill as discriminatory and an attack on the Constitution aimed at marginalizing Muslims.
- The government claims the bill will combat corruption and mismanagement, while many Muslims fear it will grant greater control to the government over Muslim properties.
- The bill now awaits approval from the Upper House and requires President Droupadi Murmu's assent to become law.
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The Independent (US)India’s crackdown on Muslim charitable trusts sparks fears for religious freedom
Reform bill will have a sweeping impact on properties donated for charitable purposes, as well as historic Islamic religious sites that pre-date modern ownership records. Muslim leaders and opposition MPs tell Namita Singh they fear for its wider implications
Waqf Bill passed, tentative number: 8.8 lakh properties, over 73,000 under dispute
Waqf Bill Parliament Update: UP has the most number of Waqf properties, but Punjab has by far the largest share under contention; the largest share among Waqf properties on Centre's database is of graveyards.
Indian Muslims fear the loss of control over foundations with Waqf law
In India there are almost 900,000 Islamic foundations – more than in any other country. Now the Hindu nationalist government has changed the legal basis of these foundations. Muslim associations are alarmed.
"No Mosques Will Be Touched": BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad On Waqf Bill
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which has been cleared by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha after heated, marathon debates, will benefit women from the Muslim community and ensure transparency, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad has said. In an exclusive conversation with NDTV on Friday, the former law minister insisted that no mosque, place of worship or 'kabrastan' (graveyard) is going to be touched. "The issue is very simple and straight. Whether t…
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