Waqf bill clear violation of Muslims’ constitutional rights: JUH
New Delhi: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind Has said the Waqf bill introduced by the Modi government in the parliament after including the amendments suggested by the Joint Parliament Committee violates all democratic values and the constitutional rights of Muslims.
According to Kashmir Media Service, a meeting of the Working Committee of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind was held under the chairmanship of Maulana Arshad Madani, President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, in New Delhi.
The committee discussed the current situation in the country, expressing concerns over rising sectarianism, extremism, the deterioration of law and order, discrimination against minorities and Muslims based on religion, and the protection of Waqf properties.
It also raised issues such as the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, the ongoing campaign against mosques and graveyards by communal forces despite the Places of Worship Act, the situation in Palestine, Israel’s continued aggression even after the ceasefire agreement, and the threat from the U.S. President to turn Palestine into hell.
In his address, Maulana Madani remarked that the Waqf Bill, which was presented to the Speaker with 14 amendments by the Joint Parliamentary Committee, violating all democratic values and the constitutional rights of Muslims, has now been introduced by the central government in Parliament for approval.
Expressing concerns and reservations about the amended Waqf Act, Maulana Madani stated that the fears previously raised have proven to be correct. Through these amendments, the central government intends to alter the status and nature of Waqf properties, making it easier to seize them and eventually dissolve the status of Muslim Waqf.
He further stated that Waqf by user, meaning properties that have been considered Waqf based on their usage or form, and which have traditionally been recognized as Waqf by courts, is widely accepted. However, the condition for this recognition is that there should be no dispute, and there should be no claim from the government or any of its institutions over the property.
