Jammu, April 10 -- The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Additional General Secretary, Dr. Sheikh Mustafa Kamal Thursday criticized PDP for their insincere display of concern regarding the Waqf amendment Bill 2025, saying it was Mufti Syed who stripped away the elements of community participation and relative institutional independence of Auqaf-e-Islamia in J&K, replacing it with a model rooted in state authority.

In a statement released from the party headquarters Nawa-e-Subha, Kamal said the actions taken by Mufti Syed had a detrimental impact on the autonomy and integrity of religious institutions in the region.

He said that the shift implemented by Mufti Syed has effectively placed the management of all major Khanqahs, associate...