‘If We Hit Streets…’: Maulana Tauqeer Raza's Dangerous Provocation To Surround Delhi Over Waqf Bill

New Delhi: As Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) continues to hold deliberations over Waqf Amendment Bill, Uttar Presh cleric Tauqeer Raza has called for a massive march towards Delhi on vember 24 while appealing to Muslim youths to take part in large numbers. 

Raza, also founder of Itteh-e-Millat Council, me inflammatory and provocative remarks in one of his recent rallies. 

Tauqeer Raza Calls For ‘Dilli Gherao’

He said that one has authority to take away lands belonging to Muslims and warned that if Muslim community hits streets against Waqf bill, n Centre will be shaken.

“Kisi ke baap ki aukaat nahin ki who hamari sampati jabt kar sake ( one has guts to take over our property). day we come on streets, your soul will tremble. Our youth are t cowards. We have kept our youth under control, but day y go out of control, you won’t be able to stop m,” said Maulana Tauqeer Raza.   

BJP leer Naqvi Slams Tauqeer Raza

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) leer Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi slammed Islamic cleric Tauqeer Raza on Monday for his inflammatory and provocative comments.

“re is a need to find a logical solution to long-pending issue of Waqf Board. Waqf system should be brought under constitutional framework. unchecked anarchy of system needs to be corrected through structured, legal reforms,” Naqvi was quoted as saying by news ncy IANS. 

“ people who have been boycotting this issue for a long time and spreing discord are turning it into a spectacle of division. This cant be allowed to continue,” he ded.

25 JPC Meetings on Waqf Held So Far

Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 has held 25 meetings so far since August 22. JPC reviewed work of six ministries and heard from 123 stakeholders, including representatives from six states, eight Waqf boards and four mirity commissions.

What Does Waqf Amendment Bill Says 

Waqf Act, 1995, was originally established to regulate Waqf properties, but it has long faced criticism over issues of mismanment, corruption, and encroachments. Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which was introduced in Lok Sabha this August, seeks to bring sweeping reforms, introducing digitisation, stricter audits, transparency and legal mechanisms to reclaim illegally occupied properties.