Opposition has labelled the bill an "attack on the Constitution" and a "draconian" assault on the freedom of religion and federal system.
The bill seeks to rename the 1995 Act to the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development Act.
Ghulam Najmi Farooqi, National Secretary of AISSC, while talking to The New Indian during a press conference at India Islamic Cultural Centre emphasised the severe challenges faced by Sajjadanashin under the current Waqf system. “The most significant problems caused by the Waqf Act are faced by the Dargahs,” Farooqi said.