Nagaland BJP holds workshop on Waqf Amendment Act

H Haiying along with the officials of BJP Nagaland after the workshop on New Waqf Amendment Act 2025 in Dimapur on Wednesday.

• DIMAPUR — The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Nagaland state on Wednesday organised a state level workshop on Waqf Amendment Act 2025 at its office in Dimapur.
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• An update from the party stated that the workshop was attended by state office bearers, state spokespersons, state council members, state morcha office bearers, Dimapur district office bearers, Dimapur district morcha presidents and general secretaries and Dimapur district mandal presidents and general secretaries.
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• H Haiying, state vice president and former MLA as well as state convenor of WAQF Amendment Act 2025 awareness campaign committee, was the speaker of the workshop. He stated that the new Waqf Amendment Act 2025 has positive impacts on societies.
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• He pointed out that the new Amendment Act 2025 was to rationalise the extraordinary and arbitrary powers of the Waqf Board, which was a one sided law. He maintained that the old law lacked transparency and accountability in the administration of Waqf property.

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• He informed that the present NDA government under the leadership of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has amended the arbitrary powers of Waqf Board by omitting Section 40 of 1995 Act. He said the new law mandated public notice of 90 days in daily newspapers before altering any land records for the purpose of its registration as WAQF to avoid future encroachment, violation and litigation.
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• The speaker also stated that the Act proposed a centralised portal and database to consolidate details of all Waqf property nationwide by enhancing transparency and oversight. He added that new Act seek to abolish those clauses which are detrimental to the welfare of the larger Muslims communities.
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• He informed that the new Waqf Amendment Act would have uniform registration process that guarantees a unified national records and improved accountability in Waqf administration.
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• He further stated that the Act would promote women and weaker sections of Muslims community and also strengthen women's position by expanding the definition of welfare from Waqf income to explicitly include maintenance for widows, divorce women and orphans. It also ensured that family endowment (Waqf -Alal-Aulad) cannot be used to deny inheritance right to women.