Interfaith Leaders Unite in Bengaluru to Oppose Waqf Amendment Act

Interfaith Leaders Unite in Bengaluru to Oppose Waqf Amendment Act
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In a significant show of interfaith solidarity, over 120 leaders from Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Jain, and Muslim communities gathered in Bengaluru on June 24 to condemn the 2025 Waqf Amendment Act, Clarion India reported. Organized by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board under the “Save Waqf, Save Constitution” campaign, the roundtable conference criticized the Act as discriminatory and a threat to India’s constitutional framework.

Participants highlighted that the law strips Muslim waqf properties of legal protections while leaving other religious endowments unaffected. Key concerns included the removal of the requirement that Waqf Board members be Muslim, replacing elections with government nominations, and barring Muslims not classified as “practicing” from making personal endowments.

The Act also places government-appointed officers above the Waqf Board in land disputes and introduces ambiguous usage clauses that risk arbitrary confiscation of waqf land. The conference demanded the immediate repeal of the Act and an interim stay on its enforcement pending Supreme Court review.

Leaders pledged to expand the movement nationally, combining legal action and grassroots mobilization to defend minority rights and religious autonomy.