Modi says Muslim youths would not have to ‘fix punctures’ if waqf land had been used properly

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday claimed that Muslim youths would not have had to “fix punctures” if waqf land had been properly used for the benefit of the community.

“In the name of waqf, there are lakhs of hectares of land,” Modi said in Haryana’s Hisar after laying the foundation stone of a new terminal building at the district airport. “If benefits from waqf properties had been given to the poor, it would have helped them.”

He alleged that the “land mafia” had benefitted from waqf properties instead.

“The loot of the poor will stop with this amended waqf law,” the prime minister said. “Under the new waqf law, land or property belonging to any Adivasi cannot be touched by the waqf board…Poor Muslims and Pasmanda [Dalit and backward caste] Muslims will get their rights. This is real social justice.”

#WATCH | Hisar, Haryana | PM Modi says, "There are lakhs of hectares of land in the name of Waqf. If benefits from Waqf properties had been given to the needy, it would have benefitted them. But on land mafia benefitted from these properties ...The loot of the poor will stop with… pic.twitter.com/U61bZN6u8P— ANI (@ANI) April 14, 2025

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