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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Congress opposes Hindu members on Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board, plans Supreme Court challenge

Bhopal/Indore: Congress leaders have termed the reorganisation of the Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board with the inclusion of two Hindu members as "inappropriate" and said they would challenge the decision in the Supreme Court.

Leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), however, said the decision should not be viewed through the prism of religion, as the Waqf Board is not limited to mosques. The Waqf Board chief also said the move was in strict adherence to legal provisions.

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