“Using Parliament Majority To Take Muslims’ Rights”: A Owaisi On Waqf Bill

AIMIM chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill which was passed by the Rajya Sabha last night.

One of the main contentions of Mr Owaisi was the inclusion of non-Muslim members in Waqf councils and state boards.

In an interview to NDTV, the chief of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) also said the BJP government is using their majority in parliament not to reform, but to destroy and take away the rights of Muslims.

“… If you see the central Waqf council, out of the 22 members, 11 can be and will be non-Muslims; 10 have to be Muslims. That is what the bill says. You come to the state Waqf board formation – out of 11, compulsory four have to be Muslims. The remaining can and will be non-Muslims,” Mr Owaisi said.

“So basically, you will be managing the affairs of the Waqf Board, which is not possible in the Hindu Endowment Board, the Jain Endowment Board, or the Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. That in itself is a grave violation of the Constitution… Unfortunately, the Home Minister was misleading deliberately,” he said.

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