New Delhi:
President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Waqf (Modification) Invoice which used to be handed by means of each homes of parliament after heated debates.The brand new regulation has been challenged within the Superb Courtroom by means of the Congress, AIMIM, and the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP) with separate petitions.The brand new regulation seeks to forestall favouritism, misuse of Waqf houses, and encroachments upon Waqf property. The ruling Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) govt has mentioned the regulation isn’t anti-Muslim.The modification used to be presented after six months of discussions, together with the formation of a joint parliamentary committee.Within the Rajya Sabha, the invoice used to be handed with 128 individuals balloting in favour and 95 opposing it. It used to be handed within the Lok Sabha early on Thursday, with 288 individuals supporting it and 232 towards it.Congress MP Mohammad Jawed, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi, and AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan filed the petitions within the Superb Courtroom. Whilst they gave many causes for submitting the petitions, some commonplace ones come with allegations that the Waqf (Modification) Invoice – now an Act – used to be “discriminatory against Muslim”, and used to be a “blatant violation of the elemental rights of Muslims”.The brand new regulation additionally faces protests from the All-India Muslim Private Regulation Board (AIMPLB). It introduced campaigns and protests around the nation, specializing in what it referred to as “countering incorrect information” and “selling non violent activism”.The federal government, alternatively, has maintained that the regulation will get advantages Muslim ladies and make sure transparency in managing Waqf houses.Protecting the invoice, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad informed NDTV it could convey transparency by means of making Waqf forums responsible. In search of to allay fears that the regulation would remove Waqf houses, he mentioned no mosque or graveyard goes to be touched.
