The All India Muslim Personal Law Board is performing against the Waqf Amendment Bill. Representatives of many religious-social organizations and leaders of civil society are also becoming part of the protest. Lalu Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav have reached Gurdnibagh dharna site in Patna to join the Waqf Bill. After joining the protest, Tejashwi Yadav said that brotherhood is being finished, democracy is ending. The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Sunday announced a nationwide agitation against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in which it was planned to hold a large scale in front of the state assemblies in Patna and Vijayawada on 26 and 29 March respectively under the first phase.
Leader of Opposition and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav in Bihar Legislative Assembly said, “Our party RJD, our leader Lalu Prasad Yadav has come here to support you, we have all come to strengthen your hands. Whether at any cost, whether there is power or no, we have opposed this non -constitutional, undemocratic bill in the House, Assembly and Legislative Council. Standing with you … our endeavor is not to pass this bill at any cost … “
Joint Committee of Parliament presented report on Waqf
The Joint Committee of Parliament has submitted its report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. However, it has not been listed yet, but speculation that the proposed law can be introduced to pass in Parliament during the current budget session. The 31 -member committee on the bill suggested several amendments in the proposed law after several meetings and hearing, while opposition members disagreed with the report. The report of about 655 pages was submitted to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on 30 January.
The Joint Committee accepted the reports suggested by the ruling BJP members by 15–11 majority. The opposition called this exercise an attempt to destroy Waqf boards. On August 8 last year, the bill was sent to the Joint Committee after Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju was introduced in the Lok Sabha.
Key things of revised law
- Provision to regularize existing properties
- Information will have to be given within 6 months
- Information about existing properties on portal, database
- Information about the limit, identification, use and use of properties
- Information on the name, address, method and date of the creator
- Information about maintenance and manager
- Information about annual income from property
- Information about pending cases in court
Sub header: curb the right to Waqf
- Whose assets will not be able to make this decision state Waqf Board
- Registration of every new Waqf property, verification mandatory
- Waqf property will not be made without documents
- Application required for registration of property
- District collector will investigate the application
- Registration only after the report of the collector
- Land disputed or government is not registered
- No government land Waqf property
- Existing government property will be returned
Council will be more inclusive
- Minority Affairs Minister will be the chairman
- Council members will also be three MPs
- 2 women members compulsory in central council
- 2 non -Muslim members also in council
- Member from management, finance, administration, engineering sector
- Maximum 11 members in State Waqf Boards
- 2 women, 2 non -Muslims in State Waqf Board
- Bohra will also be able to become members from Agakhani community
- Shia, Sunni, at least one representative from OBC
Challenge of Waqf decisions in court
- Decision a challenge in high courts
- Challenge in High Court within 90 days
- The decision of the tribunal in the old law is final