Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said the new Waqf law will prevent the misuse of properties and ensure the Waqf land is used for the development of people.The Waqf (Amendment) Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha last week after marathon debates in both Houses of Parliament. President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the bill on Saturday.
The Act aims to streamline the management of Waqf properties (assets permanently donated by Muslims for religious or charitable purposes) with provisions to safeguard heritage sites and promote social welfare.
The opposition’s thinking and ideology is to run the affairs of the Waqf (Board) with monopoly and misuse things (properties). But Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP and government have exposed them,” Scindia told reporters on Tuesday after arriving here on the way to his Lok Sabha constituency Guna.
The Waqf bill has also ended the monopoly of those having vested interests and who don’t want to use properties even for the welfare of the Muslim community, Scindia said.
“Now, it will be used for the development of the community with full freedom and for people’s welfare,” he said.