Congress MP, AIMIM’s Owaisi move Indian SC against Waqf Bill
New Delhi: Congress Member Parliament Mohammad Jawed and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi have moved the Indian Supreme Court against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the legislation, already cleared by both Houses of the Indian parliament, is currently awaiting assent of the Indian president before becoming law.
In his plea against the bill, the Congress MP has argued that the bill imposes “arbitrary restrictions” on Waqf properties and their management, undermining the religious autonomy of the Muslim community. He further said, the bill discriminated against the Muslim community by “imposing restrictions that are not present in the governance of other religious endowments”.
Owaisi, who is also an Indian parliament member, in his plea, has argued that the provisions in the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, “brazenly violate the fundamental rights of Muslims and the Muslim community”.
Earlier today, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh announced that his party would soon move the Supreme Court to challenge the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024. In a post on X, he added, “We are confident and will continue to resist all assaults of the Modi govt on the principles, provisions, and practices that are contained in the Constitution of India”. He also cited a series of laws the Congress has challenged in the court, including the anti-Muslim Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, or CAA.
