“… this has a detrimental impact on the community as well as the institution of the autonomy, which are necessary to administer the institution,” he said.In his dissent note, DMK member A Raja said the proviso of ‘waqf by user’ existed since the time of Prophet Mohammad and any move for its omission would violate the fundamental rights of the Muslim community.Shiv Sena UBT member Arvind Sawant objected to the inclusion of non-Muslims as members of the Waqf Board.”Nomination of such non-related members will create chaos as tomorrow the other communities may demand parity in all endowments,” Sawant said in his dissent note to the report.He noted that as far as Hindu endowments are concerned, it is categorically mentioned that only Hindus will be members and office-bearers of the Hindu Endowments for Temples.”The Waqf Act was made to save and safeguard the waqf properties. However, the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act are going to do the exact opposite. Instead of saving the waqf properties, they will open new ways and avenues to further encroach upon and usurp the waqf properties,” Sawant said.Trinamool Congress (TMC) members Kalyan Banerjee and Nadimul Haque objected to the amendment to the original Act that states if any government property is identified or declared as waqf property, before or after the enforcement of this Act, it shall not be a waqf property.The amendment states that if any question arises regarding the property to be government property then the issue shall be referred to an officer above the rank of collector, as notified by the state government, for adjudication.”The said amendment hits the basic tenants of the property laws. The government is not meant to create its property by taking recourse in an unauthorised manner. When the government acts as a trespasser, such unauthorised acts cannot be legalised by the proposed amendment,” the TMC leaders said.YSRCP member Vijay Sai Reddy had submitted his dissent note before resigning as Rajya Sabha member on January 25.
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