For the communities whose mosques, graveyards, dargahs, and madrasas depend on this process, none of that is abstract. It's the difference between land with a secure legal status and land sitting in limbo.
Worshippers hold peaceful demonstration after Friday prayers, demand withdrawal of appointments and demanded for respect of community rights and concerns.
With over 517,000 property uploads at final count, the UMEED central portal for management of waqf properties closed for the process on Dec 6 night, as per the six-month deadline set out under the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
Renowned Indian Shia leader and General Secretary of Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Hind, Maulana Kalbe Jawad Naqvi, has strongly criticized the government’s UMEED portal, stating that it was either created out of sheer ignorance or deliberately designed to prevent people from registering their waqf properties.
