{"id":345178,"date":"2025-04-04T11:45:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T06:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=345178"},"modified":"2025-04-04T11:47:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T06:17:28","slug":"rajya-sabha-passes-waqf-amendment-bill-legal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/04\/04\/rajya-sabha-passes-waqf-amendment-bill-legal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Rajya Sabha passes Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Rajya Sabha<\/span> passed the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025<\/span> on 4-4-2025 which was introduced in Rajya Sabha on 3-4-2025 by <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Minister of Minority Affairs<\/span>, Kiren Rijiju proposing revision of several clauses in the existing Waqf Act, 1995 which governs the administration of waqf properties in India.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha with 128 votes in favour and 95 votes opposing the bill. 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