Chennai, April 2 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin on
Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the Waqf (Amendment)
Bill, 2024, in toto as it would severely harm the interest of Muslim community and
undermine their religious autonomy.
The Amendment Bill was introduced in Parliament today amid strong objections from the
Opposition parties.
In a Demi-Official letter to Mr Modi, copies of which were released to the media here,
he said the The amendments proposed to the Waqf Act will weaken the powers and
responsibilities of Waqf Boards in the management and protection of Waqf properties.
The large-scale modifications proposed across wide range of sections in the existing
Act will dilute the very ...