Waqf Amendment Bill 2024
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Letters from hundreds of Muslim widows triggered waqf reforms, says PM Modi
This was announced a few days after the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, had been put into effect, following the assent of the President on April 5. The Parliament had passed the legislation on April 4 and it became effective from April 8.
PM Modi Questions Congress Over Lack of Muslim Party Chief Amid Waqf Board Remarks
Addressing the opening of the Hisar airport in Haryana, PM Modi posed the Waqf law reforms as a work of "real social justice" and asserted them in the context of the larger vision of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, whose birthday was being celebrated. The Congress, he stated, had always exploited Ambedkar's name for electoral politics while blocking steps toward equality.
Violence Erupts in Bengal as Protests Intensify Over Waqf Act
Clashes broke out in Nimtita and Suti, both in minority-dominated Murshidabad district, after protesters clashed with security personnel. The protesters obstructed railway tracks for hours and caused damage to railway property at Nimtita railway station.
'Waqf Bill will benefit Muslims, no threat to religious sites,' says Shahabuddin Razvi
He appreciated the bill's passage in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, thanking the Modi government for passing it.
Waqf Bill will benefit Muslims, Oppn misleading public, Says Shahabuddin Razvi
Hoping that the bill will be passed in Parliament smoothly, Razvi said, "I hope the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is passed in Parliament smoothly. The opposition will make chaos, as they tend to save their vote bank with such moves."
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