Overview

• A Dawoodi Bohra delegation met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 17 to thank him for the Waqf Amendment Act, fulfilling a long-pending community demand.
• The delegation reaffirmed their faith in Modi's inclusive governance vision of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas.'
• Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju accompanied the delegation during the meeting in New Delhi.
• The Waqf Amendment Act, enacted after Parliamentary approval, incorporated recommendations from a Joint Parliamentary Committee headed by Jagdambika Pal.
• The Supreme Court is currently hearing multiple petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf Amendment Act.