The Minority Affairs Ministry today busted myths relating to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, saying that no property will be revoked that is registered as waqf prior to the commencement of the Waqf Act, 1995, and under the Waqf Act, 1995. It is said that once a property is declared waqf, it is meant to stay that way permanently. The bill only clarifies rules for better management and transparency.
The ministry also clarified that the Waqf boards will include non-Muslims, but they will not form a majority. It also stressed that no personal land would be acquired and that the bill applied only to properties that were declared waqf. Only assets voluntarily and legally dedicated as waqf are covered by the new rules. The bill empowers an officer above the rank of district collector to review and verify if a government property has been wrongly classified as waqf, but it does not authorise the seizure of legitimately declared waqf properties.
