The Central Government had created the UMEED portal to prepare digital records of about 8.72 lakh Waqf properties of the country, but even after a year the picture is incomplete. Only about 62 percent of the properties have got the final approval, while there are about 1.06 lakh i.e. about 33 percent of the properties whose records have not been submitted on the portal till date. In such a situation, the question is not only about registration but also about the future of these properties.
While launching the UMEED portal on June 6, the central government asked the 38 Waqf boards of the country to complete all the schemes within six months. waqf Instructions were given to complete digital registration of properties, but the deadline passed, then six more months were extended, yet the picture is still incomplete.
No record of 1.06 lakh properties
Records of about 1.06 lakh properties are not yet on the portal. Now Muslim organizations are demanding from the government that there is a lot of problem in the portal. The government should make changes in this and remove the responsibility of registration from Muttalvi and give it to the Waqf Board. The organization is raising questions on the intentions of the government itself.
On one hand, people associated with Mutawalli and Waqf are citing technical problems, lack of documents and shortcomings of the portal. On the other hand, the message of the Central Government is also no less strict. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has clearly said that the future of Waqf properties which are not registered does not look good. Although officially the minister has already said that states should also cooperate in registration, but at present the ministry has not made any official announcement on whether the deadline will be extended again or not.
Politics intensified on Waqf properties
Now politics has also intensified on this issue. BJP says that how can a property which does not have valid documents be considered as Waqf? The party’s argument is that the government should take action as per the law, considering properties which are not registered or whose documents are not complete, as illegal.
The Waqf Amendment Act is already facing challenge in the Supreme Court and more than 65 petitions are pending. The formation of new Waqf boards in many states has also not been completed yet, due to which the registration process has been affected.
That is, on one hand, the records of lakhs of properties on the portal are still incomplete, on the other hand, both political and legal debates are going on about their future. Now the biggest question is what will happen to about 1.06 lakh Waqf properties whose records have not reached the UMEED portal till date? Will the ministry give a new deadline, issue any new guidelines or will their future be decided by the next step of the court and the government? At present no one has the answer to this question, but the debate is continuously increasing.
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