Describing the new Waqf law as “unconstitutional”, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has alleged that it is aimed at “destroying” Waqf properties and expressed hope of getting justice from the Supreme Court in the matter.In an interview with PTI Videos on Saturday, he also wondered how a uniform civil code (UCC) can be ‘uniform’ when there are several separate laws for different issues.
The Hyderabad MP challenged the BJP and those hailing the Waqf (Amendment) Act to point out which sections are good in the new law.
“Tell me in what way is it a progressive law? Tell me one provision by which Waqf property is saved. Tell me one provision by which there is an increase in Waqf’s income and one provision by which encroachers are removed,” Owaisi asked.
Owaisi, who was a member of Parliament’s Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, alleged that the new law was made to “destroy” Waqf.
“You removed the good provisions (from the previous law). Tell me which sections (are good in the new law)… neither the government nor those sitting in their support would be able to say,” the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief said.
He further said the Dawoodi Bohras had wanted to be kept out of the purview of the Waqf law.
Owaisi, who has challenged the Waqf (Amendment) Act in the Supreme Court claiming that it violates the constitutional provisions, said, “We hope to get justice from the Supreme Court because this is an unconstitutional law.”