Waqf amendment bill: The country’s Muslim organization Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has intensified its opposition against the Waqf Amendment Bill. Jamaat-e-Islami Hind on Friday (February 7, 2025) described this bill against the soul of the Constitution in a press conference. Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Vice President Salim Engineer said that the Muslims of the country are of the opinion that this Waqf Amendment Bill is an attempt to weaken the Waqf Board and its properties.
He said that if this bill passes in the current form, then it will be against the basic spirit of the Constitution. He said that this bill violates religious freedom, which is contrary to the fundamental rights given by the Constitution.
State governments accused of seizing Waqf’s assets
The organization alleged that the state governments are capturing Waqf properties. Due to this, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has appealed to the government not to try to implement this bill and take it back immediately. In a conversation with ABP News, Salim Engineer said that the government had made the same mistake during the farmers’ reform bill. When the farmers were not taken into confidence, they protested across the country and the government finally had to withdraw the bill.
Salim Engineer said that the case of Waqf Bill is even more serious, because religious aspect is also connected in it. If the government passes this bill without taking Muslims in confidence, then it will be against the Constitution and will not be appropriate for the country.
Controversy over Waqf Bill
Denying the claim of reform of the government’s Waqf Board, Salim Engineer said that earlier he had also opposed the Citizenship Act (CAA) as it was also against the Constitution. Similarly, if the Waqf Amendment Bill also passes, then the organization will protest every possiblely and take appropriate steps.
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