NEW DELHI: Amid opposition’s demand that or not it’s despatched to a joint committee, the govt. is ready to introduce the Waqf (Modification) Invoice, 2024, in Lok Sabha on Thursday that proposes far-reaching adjustments to restrain the powers of Waqf Boards to declare a property as ‘Waqf’ and introduce an in depth course of to take action, together with preliminary survey by the district Justice of the Peace as an alternative of the survey officer of the board as a pre-requisite for any such willpower.
The invoice seeks to broaden the composition of the Central Waqf Council and state Waqf Boards by offering for illustration of Muslim girls and non-Muslim members.
The invoice additionally supplies for a full-time chief government officer of Waqf Boards to be appointed by the state govt and who shall not be beneath the rank of joint secretary to the state govt and never essentially a Muslim.
Probably the most vital of the proposed amendments pertains to the repeal of Part 40 of the prevailing regulation that empowers Waqf Boards to resolve if a property is a Waqf asset, change within the composition of Waqf tribunals and permitting for appeals in excessive courts in opposition to their selections inside 90 days.
Oppn desires invoice be despatched to parl panel, Muslim our bodies threaten to launch stir
Accordingly, the availability within the present Act which says “choice of the tribunal in respect of such matter shall be last” shall be dropped. Launched in 2013 beneath the Congress-led UPA govt, this provision has been a bone of rivalry.
To handle a long-pending demand, the invoice additionally supplies for institution of separate Board of Auqaf for Bohras and Agakhanis; moreover offering illustration of Shias, Bohras, Agakhanis and backward Muslims in Waqf Boards.
Issuance of a ‘Waqf deed’ and certification shall be obligatory for brand spanking new properties beneath evaluation.
The transfer comes amid robust opposition by the All India Muslim Private Regulation Board which has threatened to launch a mass motion, and organisations like Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind.
On the assembly of the Enterprise Advisory Committee, opposition events demanded that the laws be despatched to a parliamentary committee.
Sources stated parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju, additionally the minister of minority affairs, stated the govt. would take a call on Thursday.
Apparently, with the department-related standing committees not in place but, the invoice could also be forwarded to a particular committee in case govt accepts the opposition’s demand.
The invoice seeks to broaden the composition of the Central Waqf Council and state Waqf Boards by offering for illustration of Muslim girls and non-Muslim members.
The invoice additionally supplies for a full-time chief government officer of Waqf Boards to be appointed by the state govt and who shall not be beneath the rank of joint secretary to the state govt and never essentially a Muslim.
Probably the most vital of the proposed amendments pertains to the repeal of Part 40 of the prevailing regulation that empowers Waqf Boards to resolve if a property is a Waqf asset, change within the composition of Waqf tribunals and permitting for appeals in excessive courts in opposition to their selections inside 90 days.
Oppn desires invoice be despatched to parl panel, Muslim our bodies threaten to launch stir
Accordingly, the availability within the present Act which says “choice of the tribunal in respect of such matter shall be last” shall be dropped. Launched in 2013 beneath the Congress-led UPA govt, this provision has been a bone of rivalry.
To handle a long-pending demand, the invoice additionally supplies for institution of separate Board of Auqaf for Bohras and Agakhanis; moreover offering illustration of Shias, Bohras, Agakhanis and backward Muslims in Waqf Boards.
Issuance of a ‘Waqf deed’ and certification shall be obligatory for brand spanking new properties beneath evaluation.
The transfer comes amid robust opposition by the All India Muslim Private Regulation Board which has threatened to launch a mass motion, and organisations like Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind.
On the assembly of the Enterprise Advisory Committee, opposition events demanded that the laws be despatched to a parliamentary committee.
Sources stated parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju, additionally the minister of minority affairs, stated the govt. would take a call on Thursday.
Apparently, with the department-related standing committees not in place but, the invoice could also be forwarded to a particular committee in case govt accepts the opposition’s demand.
