The Hindu nationalist government said it would increase accountability while the opposition called it an “attack” on a minority, but the Indian parliament passed a bill on Thursday ( Apr 3 )   to reform hugely wealthy Muslim land-owning organizations.
The Bill may increase transparency for more than a dozen effective Waqf boards, which regulate properties given by Muslim generous endowments, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s authorities.
There are roughly two hundred Waqf board scattered throughout India, each with a multi-billion-dollar property empire worth 365, 000 acres, making them one of the biggest landowners in the country along with the railways and the defense forces.
The Bill will be fought against corruption and incompetence, according to Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju, who presented it on Wednesday.
Following a workout argument that lasted into the early time of Thursday, the Lower House of Parliament approved the Bill.
It is anticipated to be approved by the lower house of parliament after on Thursday, giving much more authority to civil servants under the guidance of Waqf boards.
The changes may help” get the persons who lease out attributes,” according to Amit Shah, the interior minister and close aide to Modi.
He claimed that” that funds, which could be used to aid the development of minority, is being stolen.”
According to Shah, non-Muslims who will be board members in the new expenses will only be involved in “administrative” things.