The All India Muslim Private Regulation Board (AIMPLB) president Moulana Khalid Saifullah Rehmani mentioned that he would cease the implementation of the proposed Waqf invoice “in any respect prices” and that AIMPLB members would not hesitate to offer their lives for the trigger. Whereas talking at an occasion in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Saifullah claimed the federal government’s goal was to limit the board’s rights and that it had the best variety of Waqf properties beneath unlawful occupation.
“It’s a matter of life and demise for us, and we must always cease it (Waqf invoice) in any respect prices. If wanted, the Muslims of the nation will fill the jails in such a means that the federal government won’t have anyplace to deal with criminals,” the AIMPLB chief mentioned, including, “If wanted, we won’t hesitate to offer our personal lives”.
The Waqf (Modification) Invoice was tabled in Parliament by the central authorities on July 28. Nonetheless, it was referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) following robust objections from opposition events.
The proposed Waqf invoice goals to restrict the authority of Waqf boards, which allowed them to designate any property or space as “waqf property”. It additionally proposes the illustration of non-Muslims and Muslim girls within the Central Waqf Council and state Waqf Boards.
Earlier this month, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren had met a delegation of the AIMPLB, after which an announcement launched by the latter mentioned that Soren will “by no means help the Waqf Modification Invoice 2024 within the parliament, if offered”.
The assertion mentioned that the delegation, led by the board’s president Saifullah, met the Jharkhand CM on October 9 and defined him the explanations behind why AIMPLB opposed the proposed Waqf Invoice. “The Waqf Act and paves means for usurping the Waqf properties. This act of the central authorities is in opposition to the Structure, democratic values, federalism and in addition in opposition to the plural construction of the nation,” the board’s assertion famous.
Saifullah, whereas addressing the gathering in Kanpur, reiterated that the federal government’s solely goal was to grab Waqf lands from Muslims. “If its (waqf boards) administration is completed by non-Muslims, will they sympathise along with your mosques and graveyards? The outcome might be your land might be taken away from you… This can be a very harmful legislation,” he mentioned.
“In Tamil Nadu itself there are 4,78,000 acres of temple land. In Andhra Pradesh, there are 4,68,000 acres of temple land. Each these states have 10 lakh acres of temple land. If Muslims have six lakh acres of Waqf land in the entire nation, then what’s the downside?” the AIMPLB chief added.
He additional alleged that the Centre was “pressurising” some members of the Waqf Board to lose the case in court docket and never submit any paperwork. “Give it some thought. If there’s a dispute between the Waqf board and the federal government, will the collector give a call in opposition to the federal government? The collector is from the federal government itself,” he mentioned.
In a separate incident which came about earlier this week on October 22, Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee bought into an argument with BJP’s Abhijit Gangopadhyay throughout a gathering of the Joint Committee on Waqf Invoice. Because the state of affairs escalated, he smashed a glass water bottle on the desk in rage, injuring his thumb and index finger. He was later suspended for someday by the Parliamentary committee on Waqf for his unruly behaviour in the course of the panel assembly.
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