Hyderabad, March 30 -- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday, March 29 criticised the Centre over Waqf Amendment Bill 2024.

Owaisi slammed the government for reducing the share of income given to the Mutawalli (president ) of the state Waqf Board, "For each state Waqf Board 7 percent of the income has to be given to the Mutawalli and the Centre has reduced it."

The Hyderabad MP said he agrees that the Waqf properties are being encroached adding that when Muqtar Abbas Naqvi was the Union minister for minority affairs minister he introduced a bill in the Look Sabha regarding encroachments on the Waqf properties. However, the Centre withdrew the bill.

He slammed the Union home minister for a...