Aimim President Asaduddin Owaisi said the new WAQF law described the new WAQF law as “unconstitutional”, claiming it was intended to “destroy” the property of WAQF and said that the obligation to obtain justice from the Supreme Court in this issue. During an interview with PTI video on Saturday, he also wanted to know how to implement several different laws on the Uniform Citizenship Code (UCC).
Hyderabad MPs challenged the BJP and called on the WAQF (Amendment) to point out which parts are good in the new law. Owaisi asked: “Tell me, is this a progressive method? Tell me a provision for preserving WAQF property. Tell me a provision for increasing WAQF income and a provision for deleting occupiers.”
Owaisi, a member of the council’s WAQF (Amendment) Act, claimed that the new law was intended to “destroy” the WAQF. “You removed good rules (from previous laws). Tell me what parts (in the new laws are good) … neither the government nor the people who sit in their support can say it.”
He further said Dawoodi Bohras had always wanted to be turned away. Owaisi, who challenged the WAQF (Amendment) in the Supreme Court, claimed that it was in violation of the constitution, said: “We want justice from the Supreme Court because it is an unconstitutional law.”
The Supreme Court said last week that his remarks will be heard on May 20 by the WAQF (Amendment) Act Interim Relief Point, 2025. A judge composed of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George George Masih will hear interim instructions on three issues, including temporary directions announced through the court or the WAQF, or announced through the court.
The second question raised by the petitioner is related to the composition of the National WAQF Board and the Central WAQF Committee. The third question involves a provision that when a collector asks to determine whether the property is government land, the WAQF property will not be considered a WAQF.
At UCC, Owaisi wonders how it is called “unification” when there are several different laws that target different issues. “How can it be unified when you exclude tribes, excluding Indian Marriage Law and Indian Inheritance Law? In my country, there is a special Marriage Law and Indian Inheritance Law (ISA). Will you follow the school of Mitaksala or Dai Abahaga?” Owasi asked.
Mitakshara and Dayabhaga are two Hindu laws involving legacy laws. The head of Aimim said that diversity in India needs to be understood, adding: “One person’s perspective cannot be imposed on others”.
