AMN / Hyderabad
The Telangana State Waqf Board has become the first Waqf Board in the country to formally reject the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024, recently introduced in Lok Sabha by the Central Government .
During a crucial meeting held on Monday, the board discussed the potential implications of the proposed legislation. The members expressed deep concerns, arguing that the Waqf Amendment Bill, if enacted, could significantly undermine the autonomy and functioning of Waqf institutions across the state.
The Bill has sparked widespread controversy nationwide, with the Telangana State Waqf Board labeling it as ‘unconstitutional’ and detrimental to the interests of Waqf properties and their beneficiaries. Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, a vocal critic of the Bill, praised Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for standing with the Waqf Board. Owaisi highlighted the importance of protecting Waqf institutions from any legislation that could threaten their independence.
Meanwhile AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday attacked the BJP-led NDA government on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill alleging that the proposed law instead of protecting Waqf properties aims to destroy them.
Addressing a press conference here, the Hyderabad MP wanted Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the proposed legislation.
“In this bill, instead of protecting Waqf Board and Waqf properties, it is a way of destroying them,” Owaisi said, asserting that in this bill there is no provision of protecting Waqf, and accused the BJP of “lying”.
In the name of protecting Waqf, Narendra Modi and his government are trying to destroy it, he alleged adding that their intention is to destroy it.
“A message has gone among the Muslims of the country that Narendra Modi wants to snatch Waqf properties from Muslims. We want the prime minister and the government to think over it and take back the proposed law,” Owaisi said.
Earlier All India Muslim Personal Law Board president Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani and Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi meet Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad