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Time of India
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Waqf And Bodhgaya Temple Acts: AIMPLB, BBM to hold conference in Nagpur
Nagpur: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board ( AIMPLB ) and Bharatiya Bhagidari Mission (BBM) will jointly host a national conference on the Waqf Act 2025 and the Mahabodhi Mahavihar Mukti Andolan at the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Convention Centre on Kamptee Road on July 20. The organisers said the event aims to raise awareness about constitutional rights, religious freedom, and recent legal amendments. "This programme is being organised in the context of the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 and the Bodh Gaya Temple Act 1946. The far-reaching implications of these laws and the need to counter them through united and peaceful movements will be highlighted at the event," the organisers stated in a press release. Key speakers will include Maulana Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi, general secretary of AIMPLB; SQR Ilyas, spokesperson of AIMPLB; Dr Suresh Mane, founder-president of BBM; senior High Court advocate Dr Firdos Mirza; Abdul Mujib, secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (Maharashtra); and Mufti Abdul Qadeer of Jamia Arabia Islamia, among others. The organisers have appealed to all communities, justice-loving citizens, and fair-minded individuals to join the awareness campaign and support democratic values.
The Hindu
01-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Teach those who backed Waqf legislation a lesson in polls: Owaisi
Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi brought Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan into his political crosshairs over the latter's support of what is now the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025. He urged people of the State to teach them a 'lesson' over their support for the controversial legislation. Mr Owaisi, who is a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, an organisation that has been spearheading demonstrations and public meetings in several parts of the country against the legislation, and demanding its withdrawal, was speaking in Kurnool. It is here that he criticised parties that supported the Waqf Amendment Bill, and lauded former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for opposing it. 'Till the time you do not give them [those who supported the Bill] a political defeat, they will never understand. We thank Mr. Reddy and those who opposed the Bill,' Mr Owaisi said. Mr. Owaisi launched a salvo against Mr. Naidu yet again, drew analogies with the applicability of the law of limitation on waqf properties and Mr Naidu's business interests. 'We want to ask Mr. Naidu: You have a vegetable shop called Heritage. If somebody is in possession of it for 20 years, will it be mine or will it continue to be yours,' he asked. He alleged that Mr. Naidu and Mr. Pawan Kalyan by supporting the Bill have supported Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in its efforts to take over masjids and dargahs. 'I appeal to you that whatever election it may be, local bodies, or any other, give Mr Naidu a befitting reply,' Mr Owaisi said even as he urged TDP's Muslim leaders to leave the party and set an example by not compromising on the Constitution and the Islamic law, if the leaders are in no mood to listen to their concerns.
The Hindu
17-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
AIMPLB members demands withdrawal of Waqf Amendment Act 2025
I Suleiman Khan, assistant general secretary and State Convener of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and AIMPLB district convener Dr. Mohammed Asgar Chulbul criticised the Central Government for introducing the Waqf Amendment Act 2025, and said that they would continue to protest until the bill is repealed. Mr. Suleiman and Dr. Chulbul, addressing joint press persons in Kalaburagi city on Tuesday (June 17, 2025), alleged that the newly amended Waqf Act is aimed at weakening the foundations of Waqf governance and undermining the rights of Muslim community. They alleged that the government wants to control the Waqf properties by regulating their management and the power it gets through the new Act to determine whether the property belongs to Waqf or not. Opposing the inclusion of non-Muslim members on the Waqf Boards, Mr. Suleiman said that it would interfere with the Muslim community's right to manage its own affairs, given by the Constitution. Dr. Chulbul alleged that the Modi-led Government was targeting the Muslim community by misusing its majority to bring in discriminatory amendments to the Waqf Act forcibly against the will of the community. Furthermore, the condition requiring a Waqf (donor) to be a practicing Muslim for at least five years is not only against the Indian legal framework and constitutional Articles 14 and 26 but also conflicts with Islamic Sharia principles, he added. 'We wish to make it clear that these amendments not only violate the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 15, 25, 26 and 29 of the Indian Constitution but also expose the government's malicious intent to gain total control over the administration of Waqf properties' Dr. Chulbul expressed. These new Waqf Amendment Act prevent the Muslim minority from freely managing their own religious endowments (Waqf). Articles 25 and 26 of the Indian Constitution guarantee the freedom of conscience and the right to profess, practice, and propagate religion, as well as the right to establish and manage religious and charitable institutions, but the newly enforced law deprives Muslim community of these fundamental rights. They urged the immediate intervention of the President of India to withdraw the Waqf Amendment Act 2025, citing it as undemocratic and anti-minority.
The Hindu
11-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Watch: In conversation with AIMPLB president Khalid Saifullah Rahmani
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has been organising demonstrations to protest against the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025 in several parts of the country, including in Hyderabad, for several weeks. The Board has sought to include women, and people belonging to other faiths in the protests, even as its president Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, in an exclusive interview with The Hindu, asserts that their struggle is not against Hindus, but against the government which is trying to wrest lands and properties from the control of Muslims. Read the full interview Reporting: Syed Mohammed Videography: Siddhant Thakur Editing: Zeeshan Akhtar
Time of India
05-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Central portal for waqf properties to be launched today
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the launch of 'UMEED' Central Portal that will start the process of building a fresh database of all waqf properties, minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju has stressed that the portal in no way violates the law or the Constitution. The minister was reacting to questions regarding All India Muslim Personal Law Board 's statement that it will challenge the legal validity of the portal in Supreme Court where Waqf Amendment Act 2025 is under scrutiny owing to petitions filed against its provisions. Speaking on the sidelines of a programme to mark World Environment Day at the Central Waqf Council in Saket on Thursday, Rijiju pointed out that there was no stay on the law, with the portal being the first crucial step for improving waqf management in India. 'The country runs on the basis of the law and the Constitution, not on the basis of what they (AIMPLB) say. Those opposing the law are doing so due to political reasons or because they are unaware of its purpose. They will eventually regret their stance and come round when they see positive outcomes,' he said. 'After the launch of the portal all waqf properties across the country will be registered on this centralised platform. I am going to appeal to state govts and state waqf boards to register and upload details of properties as a first step towards proper management. We want that the over 9 lakh waqf properties are managed and used properly. Accountability, efficiency and transparency are the core principles defining the process,' he added. Significantly, only waqf properties, including those in the 'waqf by user' category, existing prior to Waqf Amendment Act 2025's coming into force on April 8 that are registered with state waqf boards as per norms laid out in the 1995 Act will be able to upload their information on the Central Portal. The officials at the ministry of minority affairs said asserting that this will help weed out the possibility of bogus entries into the database. For existing waqf properties, the status has to be uploaded within six months of the portal's launch. For new properties seeking waqf status, the process laid out under the new law will apply. For uploading details on the portal, the mutawalli (caretaker) will serve as the 'maker', entering property details, including registration document details. A Waqf Board official will function as the 'checker', reviewing and validating entries. Finally, a designated 'govt authority' will act as the 'approver', ensuring full verification before records are finalised.
