New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- As the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill commences, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq of Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema on Friday expressed hopes, saying that the decision regarding the Waqf issue won't be taken in haste, where Muslims in the country feel disempowered.

He said that the Waqf board issue remains important since it is connected to the future of Muslims. He said that they have prepared a memorandum and plan to discuss their concerns in a step-by-step manner.

"Since Jammu and Kashmir is a Muslim majority state, there are many concerns that people have. We will address those concerns there, at least to present it. A detailed memorandum has been prepared. There are many issues, and we will disc...