Congress MLA Rafeek Khan moves SC against Waqf Act
"We have said that by amending the structure of the Waqf Board and the Central Waqf Council, it has been made mandatory to include non-Muslim members in Waqf administrative bodies. Doing so is an unreasonable interference in religious governance. In contrast, other religious trusts are managed under various state acts and by other religions. This selective interference has been done without imposing similar conditions on other religious institutions" said Khan.
Earlier, Mumbai-based social activist Mohammad Jameel Merchant, Maulana Arshad Madani of Jamiatul Ulema-e-Hind, Mohammed Fazlurrahim, general secretary of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Sheikh Noorul Hassan, MLA of Manipur National People's Party, and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi have all filed petitions before the Supreme Court challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act.
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