Ahmedabad: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Ahmedabad Zonal Office, conducted search operations on 06.05.2025 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 at nine locations in Ahmedabad as part of the ongoing probe in the case of Salim Khan Jummakhan Pathan and others (Waqf Board scam case), who have claimed to be trustees of two Waqf Board-registered trusts—viz. Kanch Ki Masjid Trust and Shah Bada Kasam Trust, said an official press release on Wednesday. ED...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Sufi Islamic Board (SIB) on Monday announced plans to submit an affidavit to the Supreme Court supporting the Waqf Amendment Act. National President Mansoor Khan accused leaders of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) of spreading misinformation among Muslims regarding the amended law. Addressing a press conference, Khan stated that Sufi Muslims support the new law, claiming it addresses decades of misuse of Waqf land by certain individua...Read More

Ahmedabad: At least 41 people were detained in the city on Friday for protesting against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which was passed in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha following lengthy debates. Karanj police inspector P T Chaudhary said the protest at Lal Darwaza was led by individuals from the Muslim community and was not politically organised, although AIMIM leader Sabir Kabliwala joined the demonstrators. Videos from the scene showed a tense situation as police attempted to disperse protestor...Read More

Ahmedabad: A total of 31 cases filed by the Waqf Board against the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) are pending in the Gujarat State Waqf Tribunal. The civic body has ordered the appointment of a special prosecutor for these cases. During the AMC's legal committee meeting, an order was issued to establish a monitoring committee to oversee the cases filed by the Waqf Board against the AMC. Prakash Gurjar, chairman of the legal committee, stated, "In light of the 31 pending cases against t...Read More

Bharuch: Kanthariya village based father-son were attacked after they questioned the misgovernance of village committee before the Waqf board. The issue is related to Kanthariya village of Bharuch. Kanthariya based Suhail Gulam Ahmed Patel had approached Waqf board in Gandhinagar over serious irregularities in governance of local Madresa and Mosque. In connection with this, Suhail alleged the Trustees of mosque and madresa attempted his and his father's murder through a staged accident by a c...Read More

Ahmedabad: Members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), formed to assess the necessity of the Waqf Amendment Bill, visited Ahmedabad on Friday. During the visit, JPC members met with representatives of the Gujarat State Waqf Board as well as officials from the Gujarat government. It was reported that a heated exchange took place between Gujarat Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghvi, and AIMIM chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi, over various aspects of the Waqf Amendment. In th...Read More

Gandhinagar: A multi-party committee of Members of Parliament will begin a two-day visit to Gujarat on Thursday to gather input on the proposed Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024. The committee will arrive in Ahmedabad on Thursday evening and hold discussions on Friday with senior officials from various Gujarat government departments and representatives from the state Waqf Board. They will also meet with members of the bar council, legal professionals, Muttawali associations, and other stakeholders t...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Union Government introduced the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha on August 8, 2024. The bill proposes several changes, including appointing the District Collector as the primary authority for determining whether a property should be classified as waqf or government land, thereby shifting this responsibility from the Waqf Tribunal. This comes at a time when a pattern has been observed in Gujarat over the past few years, where individuals and trusts have been legal...Read More

Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Thursday razed a madrassa near Gopi Talav that was deemed as an encroachment of SMC’s land by the Gujarat High Court. Local people had encroached on 850 square meters of government land just adjacent to the parking lot of Gopi Talav that is under the SMC on the pretext of conducting religious activities. The controversy erupted after the madrassa constructed the first floor. The system went into overdrive after the encroachment came to ligh...Read More