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BJP Forms Panel To Reach Out To Public Over Waqf Bill, Will Run Awareness Campaign For Muslims

India's parliament passed the Waqf Bill to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments, allowing non-Muslims on management boards, with 288 votes for and 232 against it.
The bill has drawn opposition from various parties, which criticized it as unconstitutional and discriminatory towards Muslims.
Minister Kiren Rijiju stated the bill aims to improve management and fight corruption in waqf properties, while critics fear it undermines Muslim minority rights.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has set up a panel to promote the bill and counter opposition concerns, while opponents claim it targets Muslims' property rights.

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Congress' Sharmila Calls Andhra CM 'traitor of Muslims' over Waqf Bill Support

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Andhra Pradesh Congress Chief Y S Sharmila Reddy on Thursday accused Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of being a "traitor" of Muslims for his TDP's support of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha. India News | Congress' Sharmila Calls Andhra CM 'traitor of Muslims' over Waqf Bill Support.

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India's parliament passes controversial bill that would change Muslim endowments - Seymour Tribune

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s parliament early Thursday passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments. The bill would add non-Muslims to boards that manage waqf land endowments and give the government a larger role in validating their land holdings. The government says the changes will help to fight corruption and mismanagement while promoting dive…

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BJP Forms Panel To Reach Out To Public Over Waqf Bill, Will Run Awareness Campaign For Muslims

The major goal of the committee formed will be to develop a strategy to present the benefits of the bill, countering any doubts raised by the Opposition.

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LS approval of Waqf Bill a historic moment, says Karnataka BJP chief; slams Cong

Bengaluru, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka BJP President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Thursday expressed his happiness over the Lok Sabha’s approval of a historic Bill on the Waqf Board. Vijayendra further criticised the Congress for opposing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill both at the state and national levels, calling it a tragedy. He accused the party’s leaders and politicians of looting land in Karnataka under the guise of the Waqf Board. “Thes…

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India's Parliament Passes Controversial Waqf Amendment Bill 2025

On Wednesday, India's lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha, passed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 after a heated 12-hour debate.

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Waqf Bill: BJP Calls It Reform, Opposition Calls It Polarization

Contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill Tabled In Lok Sabha New Delhi- The ruling NDA on Wednesday launched a feisty defence of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha amid the opposition’s charge that it was unconstitutional and targeted Muslims, as Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that the government had no intention of interfering in their religious matters and was solely driven by the aim of transparent administration of Waqf properties. Shah’s…

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