Govt had told HC to reject petition on Waqf Board reconstitution, says CM Satheesan; P.Rajeeve contests claim
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and CPI(M) leader P. Rajeeve are in a public dispute over the state government's stance on the reconstitution of the Waqf Board. The disagreement centers on whether the government attempted to block the inclusion of non-Muslim members as mandated by the new Union Waqf Act.
Rejecting allegations that the United Democratic Front (UDF) had told the High Court that it will appoint non-Muslims in the Waqf Board as per the Union government’s Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) Act, or the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan said that the government had asked the court to reject the petition.
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