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Is Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 a LEGAL Tool for Snatching Properties?

Abid Faheem, Nous Network

20 Mar 2025 — 1 min read

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 is not just a legal change, it is a direct attack on Muslim community assets. By tweaking key provisions of the Waqf Act, the government is creating systematic loopholes to weaken Waqf institutions, strip them of their autonomy, and make it easier to take over Waqf properties.
This amendment is a calculated move to undermine centuries-old community endowments, paving the way for encroachments and dispossessions under the guise of legal reform. While Hindu religious endowments remain untouched, why is Waqf being singled out?
Watch this video to understand how this bill threatens our rights and community assets.

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