New Delhi, April 10 -- Manipur MLA Sheikh Noorul Hassan from Kshetrigao constituency in Manipur approached the Supreme Court challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.

Hassan, the leader of National People's Party India (NPP) party which is an ally of the BJP as a member of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Manipur, said these amendments in the Act will distort the religious character of Waqfs.

The plea said the amendments irreversibly damage the democratic process in the administration of Waqfs and Waqf Boards.

He has raised concern over the amendment depriving Scheduled Tribes (STs) practising Islam from giving their property in Waqf, saying this violates their fundamental right to practise their religion.

The amendments br...