Muttaheda Majlis-e-Ulama(MMU) Jammu and Kashmir, a conglomerate of some 46 spiritual our bodies and Islamic schooling establishments led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday wrote to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) requesting an pressing assembly to debate the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, 2024.
The physique has as soon as once more reached out to Jagdambika Pal, chairman of the joint committee on Waqf Modification Invoice anticipating a constructive response and hoped for an expedited assembly to make sure that the group’s views are thought of in revising the Waqf Act, 2024.
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“These amendments have sparked important issues and nervousness throughout the group because of their potential affect on spiritual, social and charitable establishments,” the MMU led by Mirwaiz mentioned in an announcement.
The MMU emphasised the vital nature of those amendments, which may “undermine the autonomy and basic goal” of Waqf properties.
“The organisation believes that the proposed adjustments may have far-reaching implications on the welfare and self-governance of the Muslim group within the area,” it mentioned.
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On August 8, the central authorities proposed a Waqf Modification Invoice, 2024, triggering protests and issues from a number of opposition members stating the invoice’s potential affect on the federal construction and its “encroachment on spiritual autonomy”. The federal government claimed that the invoice will profit peculiar Muslims, together with ladies and youngsters. After the backlash, the Centre proposed sending the invoice to a joint parliamentary committee, earlier than which the invoice is now into account.
Earlier, the MMU had written to JPC in September urging to reject the proposed amendments to Waqf Act, 1995 calling them in opposition to the curiosity of the Muslim group.
Within the recent letter addressed to Jagdambika Pal, the MMU reiterated the significance of well timed dialogue. “Contemplating the gravity of the state of affairs and its potential affect on the group, we as soon as once more request you to offer us an viewers on the earliest potential time,” mentioned Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who’s the patron of MMU and chief priest of Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid.
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He pressured that Jammu and Kashmir, being a Muslim-majority state, requires its issues to be heard and addressed thoughtfully. “J&Okay is a Muslim majority state and it’s crucial that our standpoint on this very essential matter be heard and considered . The proposed amendments, as outlined in our earlier correspondence, pose severe challenges to the autonomy and goal of Waqf properties,” the letter mentioned.
