Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday assured the Lok Sabha, saying that not even one non-Muslim would come into Waqf.
‘Opposition would break the country’
While speaking on Waqf Amendment Bill debate, Amit Shah said, “You (Opposition) would break this country…Through this House, I would like to tell Muslims of the country that not even one non-Muslim would come into your Waqf. This Act has no such provision. But what would the Waqf Board and Waqf Council do? To catch the people selling off Waqf properties and drive them out, to catch those who lease off their properties for 100 years in the name of Waqf. The income of Waqf is dropping, the income with which we have to do development for minority and push them forward, that money is being stolen. Waqf Board and Council will catch that.”
#WaqfAmendmentBill | Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, "You (Opposition) would break this country…Through this House, I would like to tell Muslims of the country that not even one non-Muslim would come into your Waqf. This Act has no such provision. But what would the Waqf… pic.twitter.com/pUhqQqd3Re
— ANI (@ANI) April 2, 2025
Waqf Act was turned extreme for appeasement
Union Home Minister Amit Shah further said, “…Had Waqf not been amended in 2013, this (Amendment Bill) Bill would not have been needed. Everything was going well. But there were elections in 2014, and overnight in 2013, the Waqf Act was turned extreme for appeasement. As a result, Congress government handed over 123 VVIP properties in Lutyens Delhi to Waqf when elections were just round the corner, just 25 days away.”
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— ANI (@ANI) April 2, 2025
Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted, “One more misconception is being spread, that this is coming with a retrospective effect. Speak with responsibility when you speak in this House. The Bill clearly states that the Law will come into effect after the notification is issued by the Government when the Bill is passed. So, there is no retrospective effect. But Muslims are being scared.”
What is Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025?
The bill seeks to amend the Act of 1995. The Bill seeks to improve the administration and management of waqf properties in India. It aims to overcome the shortcomings of the previous act and enhance the efficiency of Waqf boards, improving the registration process and increasing the role of technology in managing waqf records.
