भास्कर ओपिनियन: वक़्फ़ बोर्ड के बारे में संशोधन पर आखिर इतना बवाल क्यों?

If the RSS-backed party that gives the slogan of one country, one constitution, one flag brings any constitutional amendment for the Waqf Board, then there is no surprise or surprise in it, but is it a crime to do all this for transparency? What is the problem of the Muslim side and other political parties in this?

At present, what happens is that if the Waqf Board gives a decision, it cannot be challenged anywhere, whereas through an amendment, the Central Government is going to make a provision that if someone does not find the decision of the Waqf Board to be correct, then he can challenge this decision in the court.

What has been happening now is that if a mosque is built on a piece of land or that land is being used for any Islamic purpose, then that land will automatically be considered to be under the control of the Waqf Board.

The government is going to make a provision through constitutional amendment that unless someone donates any land to the Waqf Board, it will not belong to this board. Even if a mosque is built on it. What is wrong in this?

After all, if anyone starts a religious program anywhere, then it will be considered the land of that religion or its related board, to what extent is this correct? Similarly, it is happening now that neither a woman nor a member of any other religion can be a member in the Waqf Board.

The government is going to make a provision that this board should have two women members and two members from other religions. What is wrong in this? If a way is being prepared to get the consent of all the parties in a board or its decision, then where is any other objective visible in this except transparency?

Look at the power of the Waqf Board at present that if it stakes its claim on any land, then an appeal against it can be made only in the tribunal. Whereas the government is going to make a provision that the person objecting can now appeal in the Revenue Court or the High Court as well. After all, what is wrong in this? Now the Joint Parliamentary Committee of Parliament i.e. JPC will consider all these questions and arguments and give its recommendations.

This huge committee of 31 members has members from all parties. It includes members from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. It remains to be seen what recommendations the JPC makes and what is the fate of this amendment bill?