Rush Hour: Congress and AIMIM move SC against Waqf Bill, Modi meets Muhammad Yunus and more

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Congress MP Mohammad Jawed and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi have moved the Supreme Court challenging the 2024 Waqf Amendment Bill, which seeks to curb the authority of waqf boards that oversee Muslim charitable endowments and allow greater government control over them.

In separate petitions, Jawed and Owaisi claimed the Bill was “discriminatory” and “unconstitutional”. They also said the it imposes restrictions on Muslims that are “not present in the governance of other religious endowments”.

On Friday, the Rajya Sabha passed the Waqf Bill, with 128 votes in favour and 95 against, following a 14-hour debate. The Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha at around 2 am on Thursday with 288 votes in favour and 232 against. It now awaits the president’s assent. Read on.

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