AIMPLB: Waqf Bill report not acceptable at any cost

AIMPLB vice-president Obaidullah Khan Azmi with president Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani addresses a press conference on Waqf (Amendment) Bill. ANI

- HT Correspondent

LUCKNOW: The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) reacted strongly to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which was tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, saying that Indian Muslims were completely ignored by the committee and the new law was not acceptable at any cost.

"The ruling party, allies and the JPC have completely ignored the opinions of Indian Muslims and views of opposition members within the JPC and have unilaterally pushed their arbitrary proposal in parliament through an undemocratic process. This is unacceptable to Indian Muslims, other minorities and all justice-loving citizens," the board said in a statement.

The board said the government still has an opportunity to withdraw this Bill, which poses a threat to Waqf properties and aims to deprive Muslims of their mosques, Eidgahs, madrasas, dargahs and graveyards, etc.