Explainer: What is the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025?
On April 4, 2025, India’s Parliament passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, marking a significant update to the Waqf Act, 1995, which governs the management of Waqf properties—assets dedicated under Islamic law for religious, charitable, or pious purposes. Introduced by Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju in the Lok Sabha on August 8, 2024, the … Read more