BJP’s 7-Member Team Meets to Discuss Waqf Bill with Muslim Community
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is taking steps to engage with the Muslim community about the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024. A seven-member team, formed on August 31, held its first meeting at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Meeting Details
During the meeting, the team prepared a plan to reach out to the Muslim community, seeking their suggestions and clearing up any misconceptions about the bill. The meeting was attended by:
- Jamal Siddiqui, National President of BJP’s Minority Morcha
- BL Santosh, National General Secretary of the BJP (Org)
- Dushyant Gautam, in-charge of BJP Minority Morcha
Team Members
The seven-member team includes:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Shadab Shams | Waqf Board Chairman, Uttarakhand |
| Sanawar Patel | Waqf Board Chairman, Madhya Pradesh |
| Chaudhary Zakir Hussain | Waqf Board Chairman, Haryana |
| Mohsin Lokhandwala | Waqf Board Chairman, Gujarat |
| Maulana Habib Haider | Member, BJP National Executive |
| Nasir Hussain | Member, BJP National Executive |
| Rajbali | Former Chairman, Waqf Board, Himachal Pradesh |
Objectives
The team will explain why properties are given to Waqf and how they are being misused, emphasizing the need for amendments. They will engage with Waqf Board leaders and the Muslim community across various states to gather feedback and clear misconceptions.
BL Santosh has encouraged the team to seek suggestions from as many people as possible to ensure the community does not feel the Waqf Board will work against them. The team will soon meet with the Joint Parliamentary Committee Chairman Jagdambika Pal to present their findings and suggestions.
Doubts Revealed
BJP -: BJP stands for Bharatiya Janata Party. It is one of the major political parties in India.
7-Member Team -: A 7-member team means a group of seven people who are working together on a specific task.
Waqf Bill -: The Waqf Bill is a proposed law related to Waqf properties, which are properties given for religious or charitable purposes in Islam.
Muslim Community -: The Muslim community refers to people who follow the religion of Islam.
Waqf Board Chairmen -: Waqf Board Chairmen are leaders of boards that manage Waqf properties in different states.
BJP-ruled states -: BJP-ruled states are states in India where the Bharatiya Janata Party is in power.
BJP’s National Executive -: BJP’s National Executive is a group of senior leaders who make important decisions for the party.
Outreach -: Outreach means trying to connect and communicate with people to share information or gather feedback.
Misconceptions -: Misconceptions are wrong or incorrect ideas that people might have about something.
BJP National President -: The BJP National President is the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party at the national level.
JPC Chairman -: JPC Chairman is the leader of a Joint Parliamentary Committee, which is a group of members from both houses of Parliament who work together on specific issues.
Jagdambika Pal -: Jagdambika Pal is a senior politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party who is currently the JPC Chairman.
