Thiruvananthapuram, July 17 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday accused the Congress-led UDF government of striking a political deal with the BJP by deciding to implement the Centre’s new Waqf guidelines, including the induction of non-Muslims into the Kerala Waqf Board.Addressing the media here, Vijayan said Kerala’s stand marked a complete departure from the position taken by the previous Left government, which had strongly opposed the Centre’s am…
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Lucknow, July 14 (IANS) Amid the controversy over the alleged theft of donations made at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, Muslim clerics in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday demanded a fair and detailed investigation into the alleged embezzlement at Shia and Sunni Waqf Boards in the state.The reactions came a day after President of the All India Muslim Jamaat Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi, wrote a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, seeking a probe into the “scams of Sunni and Shia Waqf Boa…
Bhopal, July 7 (IANS) Animesh Bhargave, one of the two Hindu members in the recently reconstituted Waqf Board committee of Madhya Pradesh, outlined his priorities while defending his appointment as an ‘inclusive’ move and one aimed at bringing more transparency in the board’s functioning. Speaking to IANS, Bhargave said that the ten-member Board’s foremost priority was to increase the efficiency of Waqf board properties, prevent income leakages, and transfer benefits to the disadvantaged…
Bhopal, July 7 (IANS) A Hindu member of the newly reconstituted Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board on Tuesday rejected Congress MLA Arif Masood’s proposed legal challenge to the inclusion of non-Muslim members in the Board, saying the appointments were made in accordance with the amended Waqf law. Responding to Masood’s statement that the Muslim community would challenge the state government’s decision in the Supreme Court, Board member Animesh Bhargava told IANS that there was no basis for any objection…
Bhopal, July 5 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh has become the first state in the country to reconstitute its Waqf Board under the new provisions of the Waqf Act. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav took the initiative, and a formal notification has been issued in the Madhya Pradesh Gazette.The state government, exercising powers under Section 13(1) of the Waqf Act, 1995 (as amended in 2025), has formed the new Waqf Board in accordance with Section 14 of the Act. Sanwar Patel has been appointed as the Chairman of t…
Lucknow, July 1 (IANS) Kathavachak Devkinandan Thakur on Wednesday reacted to the theft of donations from the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, saying the incident has caused deep pain to crores of Hindus and Sanatan followers. He also reiterated his demand for the formation of a Sanatan Board to oversee the management of temples and religious affairs. Speaking to IANS, Thakur said, “If such an incident has indeed taken place, it has caused pain to nearly 100 crore Hindus and Sanatan followers. We should w…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The raging controversy over Munambam land dispute has ignited further, with Kerala BJP chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar escalating the matter with the Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday and demanding urgent redressal of residents’ concerns regarding the registration of ‘highly contentious’ pieces of land on the UMEED portal. Chandrasekhar, in a letter to Rijiju, claimed that the Waqf Board registered more than 400 acres of land in Munambam on the portal …
Kochi, May 25 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan on Monday came down heavily on the previous Left government over the Munambam land dispute, accusing it of creating confusion that led to tension between two communities.Reacting strongly to the controversy, Satheesan alleged that the earlier government had knowingly taken steps that complicated the issue before leaving office.He said the previous administration included the Waqf Board in the UMEED portal in its final days, making the di…
Amaravati, May 19 (IANS) Records about Waqf properties in Andhra Pradesh are set to be handed over to the state from Telangana, a senior official said on Tuesday. The records are with the Waqf Board of the combined Andhra Pradesh, located in Telangana, and their transfer has been pending for more than a decade.Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board Chairman Shaik Abdul Aziz said progress had been made towards resolving the long-pending issue regarding the records, which had remained stalled for 10 years.He s…
Bhopal, April 29 (IANS) A controversy has surfaced in Madhya Pradesh over the alleged non-availability of the historic ‘Rubat’ accommodation facility in Mecca and Medina for Haj pilgrims from Bhopal.Serious allegations have been raised against Saba Sultan, identified as the mutawalli (trustee) of the Auqaf-e-Shahi trust, and Sikandar Hafiz, described as a representative associated with the management of the trust properties.According to a memorandum submitted by Congress MLA Arif Masood and othe…