waqf act

Regarding West Bengal, the minister said that during the initial six months, “23,091 existing waqf properties were initiated by Makers on the Portal. Out of these, 716 properties were validated and approved by Approvers, while 161 properties were rejected during verification. The remaining were at various stages of uploading.”

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has published its annual report for the year 2026, wherein it recommended that the US government impose sanctions on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Research and Analysis Wing (RA&W).

The court observed that Sections 6(1) and 7(1) of the Waqf Act require that a property must be listed in the official auqaf list.

Gujarat High Court dismissed 150 Waqf petitions, ruling boards must pay court fees like temples and other faiths. It ended years of exemptions under the Waqf Act, clarifying Section 83 proceedings as full litigation. Deputy CM hailed it as historic for equality.

The petitioners argue that this law discriminates against the Muslim community and interferes with their religious freedom. On the contrary, the central government contends that this amendment has been brought to prevent the misuse of Waqf provisions and to end encroachment on private and government properties.

A Muslim man working at the power house in Mundali in Meerut cut the power to the entire village on Wednesday in protest against the Waqf Act

Justifying the regulation of the waqf properties, the Centre pointed out that after 2013, over 20 lakh hectare of land was added in the waqf land.

The Congress-ruled state witnessed a massive demonstration against the recently passed Waqf Act on 18th April.

BJP has lashed out at Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan for posting photos of him sipping "good chai (tea)" in "calm surroundings".