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Revised Waqf Bill : The Waqf Amendment Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on 2 April. The bill was sought 12 hours to debate the bill, although eight hours were fixed for the debate. Discussion on the bill will begin after the Question Hour. After the discussion, a decision can be taken to pass the bill tomorrow.
When was the Waqf Board established?
The Waqf Board came into existence after a bill was passed in Parliament in 1954.
In 1955, a law was enacted for a Waqf Board in every state.
The Central Waqf Parishad was formed in 1964.
The Waqf Act was first amended in 1995.
Currently, various states of India have a total of 32 Waqf boards.
What are the powers with Waqf Board?
Any person can transfer land or property
Right to give legal notice to any person
Right to registration and monitoring of movable and immovable properties
Union Cabinet approves the Waqf Bill
It is noteworthy that the Waqf Bill was first prepared and later sent to JPC for detailed discussion. After deliberations between the party and opposition leaders at the JPC, recommendations were made to amend and connect the bill. After which the new bill was approved by the Union Cabinet.
Nitish Kumar increased suspense
The Central Government’s Waqf Amendment Bill is being strongly opposed by the opposition. On the other hand, the NDA claims that all BJP allies will also support this bill. However, Nitish Kumar and Chirag Paswan have increased suspense. The parties of the two leaders have not yet officially announced their support for the bill.
Statements of two leaders
Nitish Kumar’s party JDU leader Ghulam Gaus appealed to the government to withdraw the bill, saying that there was a lot of damage during the farmer movement and in the end the bill had to be withdrawn. It cannot be said that my party supports this bill, because our Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has not given any statement on this issue.
Another JDU leader Lalan Singh said on the issue that we will put our party in Parliament. We do not need to take certificates from the opposition. Nitish Kumar does not need Congress certificate. The Congress ruled for so many years but what did it do for Muslims? Nitish Kumar has worked for the social, educational and economic upliftment of Muslims.