MP Fouzia Khan Vows Continued Protest Against New Waqf Amendment Bill 2025

New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Member of Parliament Fouzia Khan On Friday stated their intention to keep protesting against the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025.

"The legislation has been rammed through just as the farmers’ bill was... We will keep protesting against this bill... The land was gifted by our forebears for spiritual reasons... The Waqf board is a religious entity... This law is not constitutional and we intend to challenge it in the Supreme Court and get it overturned," Khan stated.

Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav said, "So what if the bill is passed? Those who have the majority, their bill gets passed..."

The Parliament passed the Waqf Amendment Bill In the wee hours of Friday following an extended and intense discussion, 2025 was reached.

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar announced, "In favor: 128; against: 95; absentees: none. The bill has been approved."

The Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2024' has also been passed in the Parliament The House remained in session past midnight to approve the legislation.

The Union Minorities Affairs Minister, Kiren Rijiju, has charged that opposition parties are attempting to deceive the public with misinformation. Waqf Amendment Bill and mentioned it would advantage countless individuals from the Muslim community.

Replying to the over 12-hour-long debate on the bill in Rajya Sabha, Rijiju said several suggestions made by the Joint Parliament ary Committee had been incorporated in the revised bill.

The Lok Sabha began discussing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill on Wednesday and ultimately approved it just before midnight following an extensive debate session.

Rijiju said that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, will be renamed as the UMEED (Unified Waqf Management Empowerment Efficiency and Development) Bill.

The government presented the amended bill following the inclusion of suggestions from the Joint Committee. Parliament The committee, which reviewed the legislation put forward last August, aims to modify the 1995 act and enhance the governance and oversight of waqf properties within India.

This legislation seeks to address the deficiencies of the prior act and boost the effectiveness of Waqf boards, streamlining the registration procedures and amplifying the use of technology for maintaining waqf documentation. (ANI)

Provided by Syndigate Media Inc. ( Syndigate.info ).