Srinagar, April 4 -- The Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 received Lok Sabha approval which marked an essential step in Indian Waqf property governance and administration. Through this bill the government plans to reform Waqf asset governance by establishing better transparency and achieving efficiency and conflict management systems. But the amendments proposed have also led to controversy, with critics contending that they attack the independence of Waqf institutions and Muslim control over religious endowments. Waqf, the Islamic property endowment for the benefit of religion or the general welfare, has been a part of India's socio-religious fabric for centuries. Waqf emerged during early Islamic times when individuals dedicated their propert...