NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi said Thursday the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 was enacted following hundreds of complaints from people from the Muslim community, including women and widows, against the earlier system.
During a meeting with a delegation of the Dawoodi Bohra community , the PM recalled receiving over 1,700 complaints about waqf properties from various Muslim communities after his re-election in 2019, which prompted govt to initiate reforms.
"The new law will soon resolve these grievances, earning the blessings of the poorest of the poor. I've been fighting to empower victims of the previous laws, especially widows, who suffered the most. Our goal is to ensure justice for them," Modi said during his brief address.
Highlighting his long-standing ties with the Dawoodi Bohra community, Modi praised their tradition of social welfare and significant contribution to the waqf Act. He noted that one of his earliest discussions on the law was with Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, whose insights were instrumental in shaping the legislation.
The delegation, comprising business leaders, professionals, doctors, educators, and prominent Dawoodi Bohra representatives shared stories of their community's properties being wrongfully claimed by waqf authorities. They thanked Modi for the Act, describing it as a overdue reform.
During a meeting with a delegation of the Dawoodi Bohra community , the PM recalled receiving over 1,700 complaints about waqf properties from various Muslim communities after his re-election in 2019, which prompted govt to initiate reforms.
"The new law will soon resolve these grievances, earning the blessings of the poorest of the poor. I've been fighting to empower victims of the previous laws, especially widows, who suffered the most. Our goal is to ensure justice for them," Modi said during his brief address.
Highlighting his long-standing ties with the Dawoodi Bohra community, Modi praised their tradition of social welfare and significant contribution to the waqf Act. He noted that one of his earliest discussions on the law was with Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, whose insights were instrumental in shaping the legislation.
The delegation, comprising business leaders, professionals, doctors, educators, and prominent Dawoodi Bohra representatives shared stories of their community's properties being wrongfully claimed by waqf authorities. They thanked Modi for the Act, describing it as a overdue reform.
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