Patna, April 5 -- Bihar Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Saturday, while lauding the passing of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament, questioned whether previously the properties under the Waqf Board were being utilised for the benefit of the poor or not. He claimed that while Bihar has its own multiple Waqf boards, there is not an instance of it running an orphanage or hospital in the state.

"There are many Waqf properties in Patna, but name any one hospital or orphanage under Waqf in Patna. Is a big orphanage being made by Waqf? But only cases are being made there (Patna). It is said the Waqf property is Allah's, but the benefits are being reaped by their relatives; this is "gair islami" (non-Islamic). It needed a lot of improvement, ...