Malappuram, April 2 -- The Indian Union Muslim League on Wednesday slammed the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre over the "fabricated" Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, alleging it was brought to "capture" Waqf properties.

"It's actually a fabricated law that the Centre has brought in the name of an amendment. There is a comprehensive Waqf law in India. It's a right of Muslims to do Waqf. It's a religious right. And a comprehensive law to protect it came into existence in 2013. As per the directives of the Sachar committee, a constitutional law exists in India," Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal, IUML Kerala president, said at a press conference here.

He said that if the bill becomes an Act, the IUML will challenge it in the courts.

"Now th...