https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=34128 A prominent Shia cleric asserts the proposed Waqf bill amounts to seizure of waqf properties and labels several provisions hostile to waqf; he alleges the Joint Parliamentary Committee process was undemocratic and ignored stakeholders. He contests the selective targeting of Muslim waqf properties versus other religious trusts or government uses of waqf land, rejects the government's public welfare rationale, announces organised resistance with Muslim representative bodies, and urges unified political opposition. The text reiterates that Waqf denotes irrevocable dedication to religious or charitable purposes with a mutawalli appointed to manage the property. en-us Fri, 14 Feb 2025 20:46:03 +0530 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 20:46:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=34128 A prominent Shia cleric asserts the proposed Waqf bill amounts to seizure of waqf properties and labels several provisions hostile to waqf; he alleges the Joint Parliamentary Committee process was undemocratic and ignored stakeholders. He contests the selective targeting of Muslim waqf properties versus other religious trusts or government uses of waqf land, rejects the government's public welfare rationale, announces organised resistance with Muslim representative bodies, and urges unified political opposition. The text reiterates that Waqf denotes irrevocable dedication to religious or charitable purposes with a mutawalli appointed to manage the property. News - Fri, 14 Feb 2025 20:46:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=34128