Proposed changes a threat to Waqf autonomy: Mirwaiz

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, patron of Muttaheda Majlis-e-Ulama (MMU), on Friday expressed concern over the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, claiming that the proposed changes represent a significant threat to the autonomy and functioning of the Waqf.

- Ashiq Hussain

SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, patron of Muttaheda Majlis-e-Ulama (MMU), on Friday expressed concern over the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, claiming that the proposed changes represent a significant threat to the autonomy and functioning of the Waqf.

Mirwaiz led a delegation of MMU, a conglomerate of some 47 religious bodies and Islamic education institutions of J&K, that met Joint Parliamentary Committee on the proposed Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024.

In a written submission to the committee, the MMU said the collector has been given absolute power to change the nature of the Waqf properties into "government properties" by "simply" passing orders and changing the entries in the revenue record.