Muslim groups urge govt to pass bills related to minorities

Muslim organisations have urged the Union government to pass the bill to check encroachment of Waqf properties and other bills related to minorities in the next Lok Sabha session.
"It seems the government will pass the bill related to the Waqf properties in the coming session. But there are other important legislations related to minorities like the Communal Violence bill and Equal Opportunities Commission bill. We demand that the government pass all these bills in the last days of its tenure," All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat's President Zafarul Islam Khan said.
On January 30, the Union Cabinet gave approval to the Waqf Properties (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Bill.

The government is expected to pass the bill in the coming session.
"The Communal Violence Bill has been weakened and the same goes with the Equal Opportunities Commission Bill. But we still want the government to pass them," Khan said.
Member of the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board and Delhi Waqf Board Mufti Aizaz Arshad Kazmi said the government had promised to pass these bills before the Lok Sabha elections.
"It is the last opportunity for the Central government to pass the bills in the coming session," Kazmi said.
"If the government fails to pass the bills in the next session, it may have to face a lot of problems in the coming Lok Sabha elections," member of All India Organisation of Imams Maulana Umair Ahmed Ilyasi said.