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  • AIUDF Chief Badruddin Ajmal Claims Parliament Building Built On Waqf Land, Sparks Row |

    AIUDF (All India United Democratic Front) Chief Badruddin Ajmal stirred controversy on Wednesday, alleging that the Parliament building and surrounding areas in Delhi, including Vasant Vihar and even the airport, have been built on Waqf property. Speaking to reporters, Ajmal stated that using Waqf land without permission is a serious issue, warning that the government might lose their Ministry due to the ongoing Waqf Board controversy.
    AIUDF Chief’s remarks came after Union Minister Kiren Rijiju’s appeal on Wednesday for all MPs to back the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024. Rijiju emphasized that India holds the largest number of Waqf properties, which should be leveraged for the welfare of the Muslim community.

    Rijiju wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter) “We appeal to all MPs to support the Waqf Amendment Bill. Parliament & Municipal buildings, Airports, cities & villages need protection. India has largest Waqf properties in the world. We must use them for the welfare of women, children & backward groups within Muslim community.” 

    BJP Slams AIUDF Chief 

    Slamming Badruddin Ajmal’s claims, BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari said, “Badruddin Ajmal is doing the politics of appeasement because his entire vote bank voted for Congress in this Lok Sabha election and he lost the polls. But I would like to tell these leaders – do not insult the Constitution of the country while indulging in your appeasement politics. Constitution speaks of secularism and secularism states that we cannot lease out the sovereignty of the country to any private body. If it is up to them, they would call every land, Waqf land. That is why, the Government is trying to bring Waqf Amendment Act, so that poor Muslims benefit…”

    #WATCH | Delhi: On AIUDF Chief Badruddin Ajmal’s “Parliament building built on Waqf property” statement, BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari says, “Badruddin Ajmal is doing the politics of appeasement because his entire vote bank voted for Congress in this Lok Sabha… pic.twitter.com/gVJ25xQlqS
    — ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2024

    Opposition MPs Protest Bias in Waqf Committee Meeting

    In a related development, opposition MPs have accused the Chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 of violating parliamentary procedures. In a letter addressed to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the MPs claimed that the Committee’s Chairperson, Jagdambika Pal, conducted proceedings in a biased and partisan manner during a meeting held on October 14 in New Delhi.
     

  • ‘ED Here To Arrest Me’: AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan Amid Waqf Board Money Laundering Probe |

    Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan on Monday morning alleged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrived at his Delhi residence to arrest him. 

    He released a video message, in which he said that the agency’s ‘only motive is to arrest me and stop our work.’ 

    Khan further said, “It is 7 AM right now. ED has come to my residence to arrest me in the name of a search warrant. My mother-in-law has been diagnosed with cancer. She had an operation four days ago. She is also at my house. I have written to them (ED) and I have replied to every notice. Their only motive is to arrest me and stop our work. For the last two years, these people have been harassing me, and filing fake cases against me. Every day, they are creating some or the other problem for not only me but my entire party…We are neither going to bow down to them nor are we going to be afraid of them, they will send us to jail. I am hopeful that the way we got justice in the court earlier, this time too we will get justice.” 

    In another video shared by AAP MP Sanjay Singh on his ‘X’ post, Amanatullah can be seen indulged in a argument with ED officials. He argues that his mother-in-law has cancer, she has undergone an operation.

    Sanjay Singh attacked the Modi-led central government and wrote, “There is no evidence against @KhanAmanatullah but both Modi’s dictatorship and ED’s hooliganism continue.”

    ED की निर्दयता देखिये @KhanAmanatullah पहले ED की जाँच में शामिल हुए उनसे आगे के लिए समय माँगा, उनकी Mother In Law को कैंसर है उनका ऑपरेशन हुआ है घर में सुबह सुबह धावा बोलने पहुँच गये।@KhanAmanatullah के ख़िलाफ़ कोई सबूत नहीं है लेकिन मोदी की तानाशाही और ED की गुंडागर्दी दोनों… pic.twitter.com/GyhduaghJB
    — Sanjay Singh AAP (@SanjayAzadSln) September 2, 2024

    Khan is being scrutinized in a money laundering case linked to financial irregularities involving the Delhi Waqf Board. 

  • Waqf Board’s Unlimited Powers To Be Trimmed; Asaduddin Owaisi Smells Conspiracy |

    The opposition might be in for a shock with the NDA government’s next move. It was anticipated that the BJP would play safe on the back foot. However, the Modi government is now bringing a bill that might be another bone of contention between the ruling alliance and the opposition INDIA bloc. The Centre is likely to table in Parliament a Bill to amend the 1995 law governing Waqf boards. The move is aimed at trimming the unlimited powers assigned to the waqf boards and ensuring more accountability and transparency in their functioning. The bill will also propose mandatory inclusion of women in these bodies. 

    ‘Hindutva Agenda’: Opposition

    While the government has claimed that the demand for reform came from within the Muslim community, the opposition has smelled a conspiracy behind the move. AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that it shows that the Modi government wants to snatch away the autonomy of the board and intends to interfere in its functioning. “I can say that whatever has been written in the media about this proposed amendment shows that the Modi government wants to take away the autonomy of the Waqf Board and it wants to interfere. This itself is against the freedom of religion.”

    The Hyderabad MP also alleged that the BJP has been against these boards and Waqf properties from the very beginning and they have been working on a ‘Hindutva agenda’. “Now if you make amendments to the establishment and composition of the Waqf board, then there will be administrative chaos, loss of autonomy of the Waqf board and if the control of the government increases over the Waqf Board, then the independence of Waqf will be affected. In the media report, it is written that if there is any disputed property, then these people will say that the property is disputed, and we will get it surveyed. The survey will be conducted by the BJP, CMs and you know what will be its result. There are many such dargahs in our India where BJP-RSS claims that they are not dargahs and mosques, so the executive is trying to snatch the power of the judiciary,” he added.

    Congress leader Naseem Khan also reacted sharply to the development saying the move won’t be tolerated. “The rules of the Waqf Board are very clear. Once a Waqf, always Waqf. The current Waqf Act protects the properties of the Waqf. The Waqf properties can be used for the welfare of the Muslim community. If the central government is planning on intervening in the Waqf board by bringing amendments to the Waqf Act to exercise their right to Waqf properties, it will not be tolerated,” Naseem Khan said.

    The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) also urged allies of the NDA and opposition parties to “completely reject any such move” and not allow such amendments to be passed in Parliament.

    What Is The New Waqf Act Bill?

    The Bill to amend the Wakf Act, 1995, will mandate that Waqf boards register their properties with district collectors to ensure accurate valuation. India has 30 Waqf boards, and reports estimate that the annual revenue from all Waqf properties is around Rs 200 crore, which seems disproportionate to the number of properties they hold.

    Initially, Waqf boards managed about 52,000 properties across India. By 2009, this number had grown to 300,000 registered properties covering four lakh acres. Currently, there are 872,292 Waqf properties spanning over eight lakh acres. Sources emphasize that revenue generated from these properties can only be used for the welfare of the Muslim community.

    The amendment Bill, featuring 40 changes to the current law, might be introduced in the ongoing Parliament session. The government intends to pass the Bill promptly. Key changes include verifying land before it is designated as Waqf property. Fresh verification of disputed lands claimed by various state boards will also be sought, according to the proposed bill. The changes with regard to the composition of the Waqf boards will ensure the inclusion of women in these bodies.

    BJP, Government’s Defence

    As per reports, the recommendations of the Justice Sachar Commission and the joint committee of Parliament headed by K Rahman Khan had suggested a few of the reasons for amending the law. In the past, some Muslim high court judges had flagged that the decision taken by Waqf boards cannot be challenged in court. Now, the amendment bill seeks to set that right.

    Senior BJP leader Dinesh Sharma said Bohra and other members of the Muslim community have raised the issue of anomalies by Waqf boards. The main reason behind this is that there have been complaints against Waqf boards, made for benefitting the minorities, being involved in other works, he claimed.

    “Demand for improvement in Waqf board is not new, it has been going on for the past 30-40 years. Those who are raising this demand and affected by it are Muslims themselves. There is a need for betterment in the Waqf board and I hope Samajwadi Party, Congress and TMC will support it (the Bill), whenever it is introduced,” said BJP leader Ajay Alok. (With agency inputs)

  • Seers frame call for ‘Sanatan Censor Board’, declare Hindu deities projected inappropriately by way of Bollywood

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: Most sensible frame of Hindu seers Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti on Friday demanded the putting in place of a “Sanatan Censor Board”, claiming that Hindu deities and non secular leaders don’t seem to be being projected as it should be in Bollywood films.

    The seers frame additionally handed a answer challenging the abolition of the Waqf Board and the Ministry of Minority Affairs.

    The calls for have been made in a gathering organised by way of the seers frame right here which used to be attended by way of quite a lot of organisations, together with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Akhara Parishad.

    Within the assembly, the seers reiterated that they’d pursue the problems of the Gyanvyapi mosque in Varanasi and the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura, All India Sant Samiti common secretary Jitendranand Saraswati stated.

    “A answer used to be handed within the assembly, challenging that the Waqf Board and the Ministry of Minority Affairs must be abolished,” VHP common secretary Ashok Tiwari stated.

    The seers additionally mentioned the problem of “irrelevant” portrayal of Hindu deities and non secular leaders in Bollywood movies and expressed sturdy objection to it.

    “They demanded putting in place of Sanatan Censor Board, as Hindu deities, gods and non secular leaders are again and again no longer being projected as it should be and proven in unhealthy gentle in Bollywood films,” Tiwari stated.

    Within the assembly, circumstances of thrashing up of seers for suspected kid robbery around the nation have been additionally mentioned, he stated.

    The committee additionally mentioned the problem of delinking Hindu temples from govt keep watch over and figuring out state-wise issues to verify nationwide harmony and integrity.

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    NEW DELHI: Most sensible frame of Hindu seers Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti on Friday demanded the putting in place of a “Sanatan Censor Board”, claiming that Hindu deities and non secular leaders don’t seem to be being projected as it should be in Bollywood films.

    The seers frame additionally handed a answer challenging the abolition of the Waqf Board and the Ministry of Minority Affairs.

    The calls for have been made in a gathering organised by way of the seers frame right here which used to be attended by way of quite a lot of organisations, together with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Akhara Parishad.

    Within the assembly, the seers reiterated that they’d pursue the problems of the Gyanvyapi mosque in Varanasi and the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura, All India Sant Samiti common secretary Jitendranand Saraswati stated.

    “A answer used to be handed within the assembly, challenging that the Waqf Board and the Ministry of Minority Affairs must be abolished,” VHP common secretary Ashok Tiwari stated.

    The seers additionally mentioned the problem of “irrelevant” portrayal of Hindu deities and non secular leaders in Bollywood movies and expressed sturdy objection to it.

    “They demanded putting in place of Sanatan Censor Board, as Hindu deities, gods and non secular leaders are again and again no longer being projected as it should be and proven in unhealthy gentle in Bollywood films,” Tiwari stated.

    Within the assembly, circumstances of thrashing up of seers for suspected kid robbery around the nation have been additionally mentioned, he stated.

    The committee additionally mentioned the problem of delinking Hindu temples from govt keep watch over and figuring out state-wise issues to verify nationwide harmony and integrity.

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  • Delhi Waqf Board irregularities: Court docket grants bail to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: A Delhi courtroom on Wednesday granted bail to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in a case associated with alleged irregularities within the Waqf Board, announcing that “prima facie the allegations in opposition to the accused don’t seem to be grave and critical in nature”.

    Consistent with the FIR, Khan whilst operating as chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board had indulged in different irregularities, together with illegally recruiting 32 other people via violating all norms and govt pointers.

    The courtroom stated that as according to the remark of the Waqf Board’s CEO, it used to be “prima facie proven that the accused being the Chairman of Delhi Waqf Board went forward with the recruitment in violation of the instruction of the Delhi govt, simply to favour his kin and individuals of his constituency.”

    However, there used to be no subject matter on document to turn that Khan had won a bribe from any contractual worker, the courtroom stated.

    The Waqf Board had in the past recruited staff, with out the life of any laws, and there used to be no subject matter on document to turn that any of the recruited staff had paid bride to Khan, the courtroom stated.

    Referring to leasing of Waqf houses, the courtroom famous that prima facie, no loss used to be led to to the general public exchequer in regards to the introduction of tenancies.

    There used to be additionally no subject matter on document to turn the entrustment of the Waqf fund to Khan or his unique dominion over it, nor used to be there any proof to end up that any contractual worker after chickening out the wage quantity had repaid it to the accused, the courtroom stated.

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    Additional, the courtroom stated that “prima facie entrustment of budget to the accused or its misappropriation isn’t made out.”

    “From the aforesaid dialogue, it may be prima facie held that allegations in opposition to the accused don’t seem to be grave and critical in nature,” the courtroom stated.

    The courtroom then famous that out of 24 circumstances in opposition to Khan, he used to be acquitted or discharged in 20 circumstances and throughout the alleged attack on Anti-Corruption Department officers, the accused used to be of their custody.

    The courtroom stated that as a sitting MLA, Khan used to be now not a flight possibility and there used to be no probability of tampering with already seized number one proof, which used to be documentary in nature.

    “Within the information and cases, having regard to the foundations governing the grant of bail as discussed hereinabove, the applying filed via the accused is permitted and he’s admitted to bail topic to his furnishing non-public bond within the sum of Rs 1 lakh with one surety of the like quantity.” particular pass judgement on Vikas Dhull stated.

    The courtroom, then again, made it transparent that it used to be now not expressing any opinion at the deserves of the case. The Anti-Corruption Department (ACB) arrested Khan after accomplishing raids at his premises on September 16.

    The then CEO of Delhi Waqf Board had obviously given a remark and issued a memorandum in opposition to such unlawful recruitment, the FIR stated.

    Additional, it used to be alleged that as chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board, Khan rented out a number of houses of the Waqf Board illegally amid allegations of corruption and favouritism, it added.

    The FIR additionally alleged that Khan misappropriated budget of the Waqf Board comprising grants-in-aid from the Delhi govt.

    NEW DELHI: A Delhi courtroom on Wednesday granted bail to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in a case associated with alleged irregularities within the Waqf Board, announcing that “prima facie the allegations in opposition to the accused don’t seem to be grave and critical in nature”.

    Consistent with the FIR, Khan whilst operating as chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board had indulged in different irregularities, together with illegally recruiting 32 other people via violating all norms and govt pointers.

    The courtroom stated that as according to the remark of the Waqf Board’s CEO, it used to be “prima facie proven that the accused being the Chairman of Delhi Waqf Board went forward with the recruitment in violation of the instruction of the Delhi govt, simply to favour his kin and individuals of his constituency.”

    However, there used to be no subject matter on document to turn that Khan had won a bribe from any contractual worker, the courtroom stated.

    The Waqf Board had in the past recruited staff, with out the life of any laws, and there used to be no subject matter on document to turn that any of the recruited staff had paid bride to Khan, the courtroom stated.

    Referring to leasing of Waqf houses, the courtroom famous that prima facie, no loss used to be led to to the general public exchequer in regards to the introduction of tenancies.

    There used to be additionally no subject matter on document to turn the entrustment of the Waqf fund to Khan or his unique dominion over it, nor used to be there any proof to end up that any contractual worker after chickening out the wage quantity had repaid it to the accused, the courtroom stated.

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    Additional, the courtroom stated that “prima facie entrustment of budget to the accused or its misappropriation isn’t made out.”

    “From the aforesaid dialogue, it may be prima facie held that allegations in opposition to the accused don’t seem to be grave and critical in nature,” the courtroom stated.

    The courtroom then famous that out of 24 circumstances in opposition to Khan, he used to be acquitted or discharged in 20 circumstances and throughout the alleged attack on Anti-Corruption Department officers, the accused used to be of their custody.

    The courtroom stated that as a sitting MLA, Khan used to be now not a flight possibility and there used to be no probability of tampering with already seized number one proof, which used to be documentary in nature.

    “Within the information and cases, having regard to the foundations governing the grant of bail as discussed hereinabove, the applying filed via the accused is permitted and he’s admitted to bail topic to his furnishing non-public bond within the sum of Rs 1 lakh with one surety of the like quantity.” particular pass judgement on Vikas Dhull stated.

    The courtroom, then again, made it transparent that it used to be now not expressing any opinion at the deserves of the case. The Anti-Corruption Department (ACB) arrested Khan after accomplishing raids at his premises on September 16.

    The then CEO of Delhi Waqf Board had obviously given a remark and issued a memorandum in opposition to such unlawful recruitment, the FIR stated.

    Additional, it used to be alleged that as chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board, Khan rented out a number of houses of the Waqf Board illegally amid allegations of corruption and favouritism, it added.

    The FIR additionally alleged that Khan misappropriated budget of the Waqf Board comprising grants-in-aid from the Delhi govt.

  • Akhilesh Yadav: Yogi govt is doing handiest Hindu-Muslim… Akhilesh Yadav adverse the survey of Waqf Board’s houses

    Lucknow: The Yogi govt of Uttar Pradesh has made up our minds to habits a survey of the houses of Waqf Board after madrasas. After this choice of the federal government, there was a political uproar in UP. On Wednesday, Samajwadi Birthday party nationwide president Akhilesh Yadav has adverse this. He stated that we’re in contrast survey. The federal government is doing handiest Hindu-Muslim within the state by means of deviating from different problems.

    Executive is once more trapping Azam Khan- Akhilesh
    Akhilesh stated that the federal government is once more implicating Azam Khan. In conjunction with this, Akhilesh Yadav has condoled the loss of life of well-known comic Raju Srivastava. He stated that Raju Srivastava got here from a deficient circle of relatives and made his presence felt at the foundation of his laborious paintings and ability. Akhilesh recalled when Raju used to be in SP and sought after to contest Lok Sabha elections from Kanpur.

    Directions to finish the investigation in a month
    The federal government had previous ordered a survey of all unrecognized personal madrassas running within the state on August 31. Within the order issued by means of the federal government in regards to the houses of the Waqf Board, it’s been stated that during UP, Shia and Sunni Waqf Forums might be investigated in all of the districts of the state. On the identical time, the federal government has additionally canceled the order of the yr 1989 of the Income Division and directed to finish the investigation in a month.
    Record – Sandeep Tiwari