Waqf Board Amendment Bill: The government is going to introduce a bill in Parliament to amend the 1995 law governing the Wakf Boards to ensure greater accountability and transparency in their functioning and to make participation of women mandatory in these bodies. Sources claimed that the move has been taken in the backdrop of demands from within the Muslim community. The bill amending the Waqf Act, 1995 will make it mandatory for the Waqf Board to register with the District Magistrates to ensure real valuation of its properties. There are…
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