New Delhi, April 18 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the Waqf bill was not drafted overnight but was a result of detailed discussion for more than five years.
Interacting with a delegation of Dawoodi Bohras at his residence, Modi said, "Waqf (Amendment) Act aims to empower the poor and protect women, who complained of family properties being converted into waqf. Our work is to empower such people. Muslim widows, particularly, face a lot of injustice. It is our effort to ensure justice to them."
He also said Dawoodi Bohra leader Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin was the first person whom he consulted over the Waqf bill. htc
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