Waqf bill: During the discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025, Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhhi spoke in protest against the bill. Describing the bill as unconstitutional, he appealed to the government to withdraw it. The Congress MP said that the minister is telling this bill as expectation for Muslims, in fact it is a hopeful. At the same time, he also told about the 123 properties of Delhi, about which the central government is an attacker on the Congress.
Imran Pratapgarhi said that many lies have been spread in the name of Waqf, today we talk about his truth. The Waqf Tribunal is said to be a religious Khap panchayat, the truth is that the Waqf Tribunal is also a government judicial department, which consists of government -appointed judges, which consists of administrative officers. The Home Minister of the country said in this House that the Waqf Tribunal’s decision cannot go to court while the truth is that the High Court can not only review the decision of the Waqf Tribunal under Section 83 (9) of the Waqf Act 1995 but can also turn it. The truth is that the truth is that Bajpur himself is fighting cases in many courts for his lands.
Imran Pratapgarhi told the story of Raisina Hill
Imran Pratapgarhi said that the 123 properties of Delhi, which were talked about the 123 properties of Delhi, were talking about their truths today. In 1911, when the British government decided to make Delhi the capital instead of Kolkata, there were all the lands of Muslims around Raisina Hills, they were acquired and Lutyens were given the responsibility of its Tamir. Like the Central Vista, Lootian John’s mega plan was prepared, but the Muslims of the time fought a fight to save their prayers from the then British rule, the matter reached the British rule when it was decorated that the religious site should be allowed to remain the same.
Be it a mosque next to India Gate, a golden Bagh Mosque, or Parliament Road Mosque, a Muslim Waqf validation act was formed in 1913 for the management of 123 properties, followed by a new city which was named Lutyens Zone. Then there was another agreement between 1943 and 45, under it, it was handed over to Sunni Majlis to look after it. The Home Minister is talking about 123 properties for 2 days, he comes under this Majlis.
‘123 properties of Delhi which Congress gave to Waqf’
The Congress MP said that India became independent and the Waqf Act came into force in 1954, the Central Waqf Council was formed in 1964 under Section 9, the same 123 properties of Delhi were notified by survey gadgets in 1970, a Barani Committee was formed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1974, Barani Committee was given a Barani committee of 123 properties in 1976. The report submitted, based on the same report, in 1984, the Congress government decided to hand over 123 properties to Delhi Waqf. The case against this was pending the case of Vishwa Hindu Parishad court till 2011, then in 2011, the court ordered the government to settle the case, then in 2013, the then UPA government has handed over 123 properties of Delhi to the Barani Committee recommended to the Waqf Board as per the recommendation of the Waqf Board, these are the assets whose names have been cursing the Congress since yesterday.
