New Delhi, April 3 -- Lok Sabha at midnight passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, amid heated debates lasting more than 11 hours. The bill seeks to improve the functioning, address complexities, ensure transparency and introduce technology-driven management of Waqf properties. Speaking on the debate, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Opposition parties for spreading fear and rumours that Waqf Bill will interfere with Muslims' religious matters

Making an intervention during a debate, the Home Minister said that non-Muslims in Waqf council and boards are meant purely for ensuring administration of properties are in accordance with stated aims. He underlined that Waqf is a type of charitable institution, where a person donates his proper...