New Delhi:
A Joint Parliamentary Committee has voted in favor of 14 changes in the draft version of the Waqf Amendment Bill, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha in August last year and demanded 44 controversial changes in the manner of management of Muslim charitable assets in August last year. Is. Country.
14 options include mandatory two non -Muslim members – as specified in the original draft of the bill – and distinguishing between enrolled ex -officio members (Muslims or non -Muslims).
This means that in Waqf councils, whether at the state or all India level, at least two, and possibly more (if nominated ex -officio members are not Muslims) will be members who will not be from Islamic faith.
Another important change is to instruct an officer nominated by the concerned state to determine whether an property is ‘Waqf’ or not. In the original draft, this decision was left to the District Collector.
The third change is establishing that the law will not be applied to the retrospective, unless the related property is already registered. At this point, Congress leader and JPC member Imran Masood raised the red flag, saying that the estimated 90 percent of Waqf properties are not really registered.
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These changes and 11 other changes were proposed by the members of the ruling BJP, including Lok Sabha MPs Nishikant Dubey, Tejashwi Surya and Aparajita Sarangi.
One of the other 11 is a change – placed forward by Mr. Surya – which has been specified that anyone who wants to donate land will have to show or display “that he has been following Islam for at least five years. Is “and also accept it” … there is no contradiction involved in the dedication of such property “.
Overall, the ruling party and its associated MPs made 23 proposals for changes in the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. Opposition MPs made 44 proposals, none of which were accepted.
NDTV explains. Women, non-Muslims, councils cannot claim land: Waqf change
But the opposition’s proposals were rejected by 10:16 votes after the committee members voted on the party lines; JPC has 16 MPs from BJP or allies and only 10 of the opposition.
Sources told NDTV that voting will be held on 29 January to confirm the acceptance of 14 changes and the final report will be submitted by 31 January.
The committee was originally asked to file a report by 29 November, but the deadline was extended to the last day of the budget session till 13 February.
Changes in Waqf laws, sources had earlier told NDTV to empower Muslim women who were “victims” under the old law. However, critics including Trinamool leader Kalyan Banerjee and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi (both JPC members) called it “a direct attack on religious freedom”.
Read | Opposition targeted non-Muslim provisions in the “rigid” Waqf Bill
Meanwhile, Kanimozhi of Mr. Owaisi and DMK has also argued that it violates many sections of the Constitution, including Article 15 (right to follow the religion of their choice) and Article 30 (Minority communities to their educational institutions to their educational institutions The right to establish and administration is included. ,
The 1995 Waqf Act was passed to regulate ‘Auqaf’ (the person who dedicated property) (the property notified and notified as Waqf) by a ‘Waqif’ (the person who dedicates the property). The law was last amended in 2013.
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