Madhya Pradesh reorganised its Waqf Board, adding two Hindu members to the ten-member committee. Congress leaders have criticised this move, calling it inappropriate and vowing to challenge it. Ruling BJP leaders defended the decision, stating the board is not solely for mosques. The Waqf Board chief affirmed the reconstitution followed all legal provisions. This move marks the first state-level Waqf Board to appoint Hindu members.

NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh has become the first state in the country to reconstitute its Wakf Board under the Wakf (Amendment) Act, 2025, with the newly formed body including two…

Madhya Pradesh becomes the first state to include Hindu members in its Wakf Board, following amendments under the Wakf (Amendment) Act, 2025.