Muslim bodies have expressed concern about various proposals, including the dilution of the Waqf tribunal and the move to induct two non-Muslims into the state Waqf board. The leaders have demanded wider consultations with bodies such as the Muslim Personal Law Board, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Tablighi Jamaat and Deoband among others.Facing staunch opposition from INDIA bloc parties, the government referred the Waqf Bill to a joint parliamentary panel for further scrutiny after it was introduced in the Lok Sabha. During the first meeting of the JPC, the Ministry of Minority Affairs is expected to brief the panel about the proposed legislation.Speaking to this paper, the second largest ally of NDA, JD (U) MP Dileshwar Kamait said, “We are part of the government and our MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh has supported the bill in the house,” he said dismissing reports of rift in JD(U) over the Bill.Congress MP and JPC member Gaurav Gogoi said that he wants to compare the proposed amendments with the recommendations by K. Rahman Khan-led JPCs on Waqf Boards.TDP in tight spotThe TDP was in a tight spot after Muslim minority leaders of the party raised objections to at least 40 sections of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which proposes sweeping changes in the Waqf Act 1995. Asked about objections raised by Muslim leaders, Devarayalu said, “All voices will be taken into consideration”.
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