MUMBAI — Maharashtra Congress leader Naseem Khan on Monday termed the Supreme Court’s interim order staying several provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 as a “slap on the arrogance” of the BJP-led Union government.
The Supreme Court put on hold several key provisions, including the clause that only those practising Islam for the last five years can dedicate a property as waqf, but refused to stay the entire law, PTI reported.
The apex court also pressed pause on the powers given to a Collector to adjudicate the status of waqf properties and ruled on the contentious issue of non-Muslim participation in Waqf Boards, directing that the Central Waqf Council should not have more than four non-Muslim members out of 20, and State Waqf Boards not more than three of 11.
The ruling party believed its brute majority allowed it to bulldoze the Parliament, Khan, a Congress Working Committee member and former Maharashtra minister, said in a statement.
“The Supreme Court’s decision has once again exposed the Modi government. Today’s order is a slap on their arrogance and a reminder that even the strongest majority cannot silence the Constitution,” he said.
