Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has given the Waqf (Amendment) Bill a new name.
Slamming the Central government over the controversial Waqf Bill, Owaisi said on Saturday that it should be called the ‘looters (amendment) law’ as the BJP-led regime wants to take away waqf properties.
“The BJP and NDA governments are doing the work of looters. They want to snatch away waqf properties. Why are you removing the survey commissioner (as per the proposed bill)? It is the seniormost officer’s post. This is all for looting. It should not be called Waqf (Amendment) but looters (amendment) law,” PTI quoted Owaisi as saying.
A regular critic of the bill, Owaisi alleged that it violates several provisions of the Constitution, including Articles 14, 26 and 29.
Referring to Amit Shah’s reported remarks that one cannot approach courts against the waqf tribunal, Owaisi alleged that the Union Home Minister was lying, according to PTI.
The AIMIM chief said there are several tribunals, including the Income Tax tribunal and railway claims tribunal, and review petitions can be filed against its judgments in high court.
