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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
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Government for introducing the Waqf Amendment Act 2025, and said that they would continue to protest until the bill is repealed.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
- Business
- The Hindu
Draft Waqf Rules propose steep cut in annual contributions to State Waqf Boards
The State Waqf boards may find themselves in a deep financial crisis shortly with the draft rules for the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 proposing a steep cut in annual contribution from the individual Waqfs to the boards, it is feared. The draft rules, which are being circulated among the State governments and the State boards, have proposed to fix the maximum amount annually payable by the individual Waqfs to the board at ₹5,000. Incidentally, the Waqf Act 1995 had insisted that an amount not exceeding 7% of the net annual income of the Waqf shall be paid as the annual contribution to the board. The lower ceiling for the payment was fixed as an amount which was not less than ₹5,000. However, the recently enacted Waqf Amendment Act 2025 had reduced the payment to 5% of the net annual income and left it to the government to decide on the maximum amount payable to the boards. The draft rules have fixed the maximum annual contribution payable to the board under Subsection (1) of Section 72 of the Act as ₹5000, pointed out board sources. 1995 Act The 1995 Act had specified that the net profit derived by any Waqf from its remunerative undertakings shall be taken as its income. It had exempted the grants given by the government or any local authority, or donations received from the public, or fees collected from the pupils of educational institutions for non-remunerative undertakings such as schools, colleges, hospitals, poor-homes, orphanages or any other similar institutions from calculating the annual income, the sources said. A major share of the funds for the activities of the State boards comes from the contribution of the individual Waqfs, as the State government offers a meagre amount from its coffers for the Boards to operate, according to a Kerala Board official. The average annual income of the Kerala Waqf Board is estimated to be around ₹15 crore. As many as 12,000 individual Waqfs have been registered with the State board. The registration of a large number of Waqfs is pending with the State Board. Although the Act mandates that the mutawallis of individual boards make the annual contribution, a large number of them have defaulted on payments, and the board has initiated action against them, the official pointed out.
Time of India
06-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Govt asks states to adhere to timelines after launch of Waqf portal
NEW DELHI: Only properties registered as waqf with the state boards will be able to upload their details for verification and get a 17-number unique ID on the new Central Waqf Portal launched by govt on Friday. This also applies to 'waqf by user' properties that existed prior to the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 coming into force on April 8. Sharing that there were over 9 lakh waqf properties in India, minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju asserted that states should follow the timelines strictly and the boards must ensure that details of all waqf properties registered with them are uploaded on the portal within the stipulated 6 months. 'All old properties that are in keeping with the law — titled and legitimate — will get included. Those that are illegal and without any documents will not get included. New waqf properties that get created going forward will be included in the database,' Rijiju said. According to officials, waqf properties that are not registered will need to approach their waqf boards to complete the process of registration. In the case of properties whose details are uploaded but which fail to get validated on the portal, there will be the option to approach the waqf tribunal for redressal. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 새로 나온 '실비보험' 최적가 가입추천! "개인별 맞춤설계+할인혜택"… 굿리치 보험대리점 (등록번호:제2006038313호) 가격 받기 Undo On what happens to properties which have supposedly been used as waqf but lack documents to prove so, Rijiju said: 'Such waqf properties that do not have adequate documents but which are recognised socially and by govt and are working, we are not declaring them illegal. The issues are only with those kinds of properties which have been acquired forcefully, fraudulently, or do not have proper supportive documents or provisions. Moreover, the law does not prevent anyone from performing any religious rituals....' He, however, emphasised that going forward all waqf properties will need to fix whatever is missing in their documentation in order to come on board. On the portal, the entry of property details by the Mutawalli (caretaker) will be followed by validation by waqf boards and approval by designated govt authorities, after verification of records, to enable its entry into the 'UMEED' (Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act 1995) portal. For the wide-ranging details related to any property, the portal also requires the Muttawali to give a declaration before uploading them. This includes questions like 'have you failed to maintain regular accounts for two consecutive years or submit for two consecutive years the yearly statement of accounts as per law; have you been convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment of less than two years; and are you part of any unlawful organisation under UAPA'. Key features of the portal include creation of a digital inventory with geo-tagging of all waqf properties, online grievance redressal system, transparent leasing and usage tracking, integration with GIS mapping and public access to verified records and reports. Pointing out that there was no stay on the law by the judiciary, Rijiju stressed that the portal in no way violates the law or the Constitution. The minister was responding to All India Muslim Personal Law Board's statement that it will challenge the legal validity of the portal in the Supreme Court where the law is under scrutiny.
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.
