Following the Supreme Court’s comments during the hearing on the petition challenging the Waqf Amendment Act, Congress leader Pramod Tiwari said on Thursday that the questions raised by the apex court are the same as the Congress Party raised in the Joint Parliamentary Committee. Pramod Tiwari said that if the Constitution is being crushed then it is the responsibility of the Supreme Court to take action.
The Congress leader said, “The questions raised by the Supreme Court are the same as the Congress Party raised in the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). Today it will be heard and if the Constitution is being crushed anywhere, it is the responsibility of the Supreme Court to take strict action.”
Pramod Tiwari said, “The government does not intend to enact a law, but to spread hatred in the name of law. What happened in Murshidabad is very sad. Violence should not be done under any circumstances.” Pramod Tiwari said that violence should not be tolerated in any situation. By anywhere, it should be stopped with full force, people who have failed to play their role, but the question is that the allegations are true?
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated that it could pass an interim order to stop some of the major provisions of the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, and also expressed concern over violence in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. The matter is very disturbing. The issue is before the court and we will decide. “
The bench did not pass any order but suggested that it could stop certain provisions, including provisions to include non-Muslims in the Central Waqf Council and Waqf boards, to decide the controversy over Waqf properties and provisions to make the assets declared declared as Waqf by the courts.
CJI Khanna was about to pronounce the order, but the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was representing the Center and other lawyers appearing on behalf of the opposition who defended the Act, said they should be heard before passing the interim order.
The CJI asked the Solicitor General, “How will the government register such a wakf-by-user? What documents will they have? It will have to undo something. Yes, there is some misuse but also real … if you undo it it, it will be a problem.”
The CJI said, “Before the arrival of the British, we had no registration. Many mosques were built in the 14th or 15th century. The need to submit a registered deed from them is impossible. In most cases, Jama Masjid Delhi says, Waqf will be vaqf by the user.”
