00:00The Centre and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board or AIMPLB are at odds over the Waqf
00:13Amendment Bill 2024 introduced in the Lok Sabha in August and later referred to a joint
00:19parliamentary committee after heated debate.
00:22Aimed at regulating Waqf Board operations and property management, the bill has sparked
00:28nationwide protests with the AIMPLB calling it an attack on the constitution and a move
00:33targeting Muslims.
00:58The Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a resolution urging the Centre to withdraw the Waqf Amendment
01:23Bill 2024, arguing it would strip Muslims of their land, assets and religious rights
01:30under Article 26 of the constitution.
01:33The bill aims to amend the Waqf Act 1995 to address issues in regulating and managing
01:39Waqf properties.
02:00Waqf, a key aspect of Islamic law, designates properties for religious or charitable use
02:06and is managed by a Muttavalli who oversees and administers these properties with irrevocable
02:11ownership.
02:13As per the Press Information Bureau, Waqf boards oversee 8.7 lakh properties across
02:199.4 lakh acres in India, valued at Rs 1.2 lakh crore.
02:25The bill proposes omitting Section 40 of the Waqf Act, which grants boards the authority
02:31to determine Waqf property status.
03:01The bill proposes Muslim women and non-Muslim representation in the Waqf boards and a separate
03:17board for Bohras and Agha Khanis.
03:21It grants district collectors authority over Waqf property disputes and introduces 40
03:27amendments to limit Waqf board powers, affecting 32 boards managing over 8.7 lakh immovable
03:35and 16,000 movable properties nationwide.
04:20The Waqf Amendment Bill has intensified the long-standing dispute between the Union Government
04:39and the AIM-PLB-backed opposition parties as Home Minister Amit Shah firmly reiterated
04:45plans to reintroduce the bill in the current parliamentary session on Friday.
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