Agartala, April 18 -- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday defended the recently passed Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, stating that the legislation was introduced to address widespread allegations of corruption, land grabbing, and misuse of Section 40 of the Waqf Act.

"The Waqf Amendment Act 2025 has been passed to address allegations of misuse of Waqf properties by a section of leaders, misuse of Section 40, land grabbing, and other corruption," said CM while addressing the Janajagaran Abhiyan organised at Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhavan, Agartala, to raise awareness among the Muslim community about the amended law.

Saha said the loopholes in the Waqf Act, 1995, severely affected poor Muslims, especially those from backwards communitie...