Waqf Invoice, Cleared By Parliament After Heated Debates, Will get President’s Nod
New Delhi:
President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Waqf (Modification) Invoice which was handed by each homes of parliament after heated debates.
The brand new legislation has been challenged within the Supreme Courtroom by the Congress, AIMIM, and the Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) with separate petitions.
The brand new legislation seeks to cease favouritism, misuse of Waqf properties, and encroachments upon Waqf belongings. The ruling Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) authorities has mentioned the legislation shouldn’t be anti-Muslim.
The modification was launched after six months of discussions, together with the formation of a joint parliamentary committee.
Within the Rajya Sabha, the invoice was handed with 128 members voting in favour and 95 opposing it. It was handed within the Lok Sabha early on Thursday, with 288 members supporting it and 232 in opposition to it.
Congress MP Mohammad Jawed, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi, and AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan filed the petitions within the Supreme Courtroom. Whereas they gave many causes for submitting the petitions, some widespread ones embody allegations that the Waqf (Modification) Invoice – now an Act – was “discriminatory in the direction of Muslim”, and was a “blatant violation of the basic rights of Muslims”.
The brand new legislation additionally faces protests from the All-India Muslim Private Regulation Board (AIMPLB). It introduced campaigns and protests throughout the nation, specializing in what it known as “countering misinformation” and “selling peaceable activism”.
The federal government, nevertheless, has maintained that the legislation will profit Muslim girls and guarantee transparency in managing Waqf properties.
Defending the invoice, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad advised NDTV it might convey transparency by making Waqf boards accountable. Looking for to allay fears that the legislation would take away Waqf properties, he mentioned no mosque or graveyard goes to be touched.
