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It is not possible for the government to provide security to every Hindu. It is also not possible to provide lifelong security to a person/family which is surrounded by such dangers. Doing so will also make the life of that person/family difficult.

HM Amit Shah further stated that if the Waqf law had not been amended in 2013, this bill would not have been necessary.

Yogi Adityanath said that during the Maha Kumbh, the Waqf board was making "arbitrary statements" that the land belongs to them and questioned whether the board is a "Land Mafia board."

Admitting that the reciprocal tariffs pose a challenge for India, the senior government official expressed hope that there is scope for negotiations.

Highlighting the implications of this insertion, Malviya said that with the insertion of point 3D, monuments protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) would be excluded from the Waqf’s ambit.

According to a report by The Times of India, the matter came to light when ED was investigating funds totalling ₹25 crores routed from Soros Economic Development Fund to 3 companies in Bengaluru between 2021 and 2024.

Started with two villages by Turushka marauder Muhammad Ghori, Waqf has turned into a monster with unending appetite.

It must be recalled that until 2015, around 106 districts were marked naxal-affected. By 2024, this number came down to 38 and now to 18. Of these, 12 were most naxal-affected, however, this number has further dropped to just 6.

The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), which examined the Waqf Amendment Bill of 2024 and the opinion of various stakeholders, also concluded in its report that omission of Section 40 of the 1995 Waqf Act was necessary.

The protesting students demanded a written assurance that the land would be formally registered under the university.