Kerala -What Is Munambam Waqf Land Dispute Which Has Led To Protests By Christians, Hindus
As a parliamentary panel deliberates on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, a land row in Kerala has become national news.
The Kerala State Waqf Board has long staked claim over 404 acres of land in Ernakulam district’s Munambam coast — land inhabited for generations by some 600 Christian and Hindu families. Now, as residents protest against the Muslim body obtaining the land’s title deeds, the BJP has made it a poll issue in the upcoming bye-elections in the state, more so with the Kerala Assembly unanimously passing a resolution urging the Centre to withdraw the Waqf Amendment Bill last month.
Read more at: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-politics/munambam-waqf-land-dispute-protests-christians-hindus-9668032/
- 14 Nov 2024
- WerIndia
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