India, Feb. 7 -- PUNE Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Medha Kulkarni, a member of the joint parliamentary committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, has raised concerns over the increasing expanse of Waqf land across the country.

The 31-member committee, chaired by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, was formed by Parliament to examine the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act. Kulkarni, who represents Pune, has been vocal about the need for greater transparency and accountability in Waqf land management.

She said that at the time of Independence, the total Waqf land was recorded at 35,000 hectares, but this has now expanded to 1.21 lakh hectares. "This raises several questions-where did this additional land come from?" she asked.

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