Successive governments in Puducherry failed to establish Waqf board over the last 10 years, says former MP

Former Member of Parliament and president of the Puducherry Maanila Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam M. Ramadass has said successive governments successful Puducherry person failed to fulfil their law work to found the Puducherry State Waqf Board. 

In a statement, helium said the word of the Puducherry State Waqf Board ended successful 2015 and it has not been reconstituted. The erstwhile Congress and the contiguous AINRC-BJP governments failed to acceptable up the Board. The Waqf Tribunal was besides not functioning successful the Union Territory, helium said. 

The Board manages astir 45 mosques successful the Union Territory and its non-functioning has crippled the moving of the registered mosques whose properties are being allegedly misused. Further, galore mosques are languishing without the assignment of Muthawallis (trustees). 

The mosques are poorly maintained by impermanent committees. In the lack of a Board, Muslim assemblage members are deprived of payment measures, including pension and merit-based scholarships for students, helium said. 

“The Waqf Board is simply a statutory body. The authorities should revive the committee instantly incorporating the amendments of the 2025 Act and nominating (not electing) a Chairman and different members,” helium said