New Delhi, April 13 -- Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Mahmood Madani on Sunday strongly criticised the Waqf law, calling it a politically motivated move aimed at facilitating land occupation under the guise of reform.

Addressing mediapersons in the national capital, Madani said the amendment was brought not to improve the functioning of the Waqf Boards but to serve vested interests.

"This is not an issue of Waqf but politics. In the name of Muslims, sometimes by abusing Muslims or by being the sympathisers of Muslims, this act (was implemented) with malicious intent," Madani said.

He claimed that the narrative used to justify the amendment falsely portrayed the previous Waqf Board as having unchecked powers and no government oversight.

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