Author: Umair Pervez Khan

Indian President Droupadi Murmu signed the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which will be enforced as law from April 8, 2025. This bill gives the government more power over the waqf (charitable trust) properties, which have been donated by Muslims for centuries and are now worth billions of dollars. This new legislation is introduced to end the mismanagement and corruption in handling the trust properties. However, it can’t be seen as a case in isolation. Rather, it is yet another manifestation of the systematic campaign of marginalizing minorities, especially Muslims, and the institutionalization of the Hindutva ideology in India, by the…