AISPLB seeks Sachar Committee-style panel to assess Shia Muslims\u2019 condition
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\nThe All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) has urged the central government to establish a committee similar to the 2005 Sachar Committee to study the socio-economic status of Shia Muslims, citing their underrepresentation in welfare schemes meant for the Muslim community.<\/p>\n
According to Hindustan Times, the demand was raised during the board\u2019s executive meeting held on Saturday at Shia College in Lucknow, chaired by Maulana Syed Saem Mehdi Naqvi, who was also re-elected as chairman for another term.<\/p>\n
General secretary Maulana Yasoob Abbas said that Shias remain \u201ca minority within a minority\u201d and are often excluded from benefits extended to Muslims. He also warned that \u201cefforts are being made to disturb communal harmony and the Ganga-Jamuni culture by targeting a particular religion,\u201d urging strict government action against hate campaigns.<\/p>\n
The meeting further discussed concerns over Waqf properties, calling for the withdrawal of the Waqf Amendment Act 2025, which members described as interference in religious and personal matters.<\/p>\n
Maulana Ejaz Athar raised allegations of corruption in the Hussainabad and Allied Trust and urged greater transparency and preservation of Lucknow\u2019s historic Shia landmarks, including Bada Imambara, Chhota Imambara, and Shahnajaf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AISPLB seeks Sachar Committee-style panel to assess Shia Muslims\u2019 condition ————————————————– The All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) has urged the central government to establish a committee similar to the 2005 Sachar Committee to study the socio-economic status of Shia Muslims, citing their underrepresentation in welfare schemes meant for the Muslim community. According to …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":135784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iran"],"yoast_head":"\n