UP’s claim on Waqf properties puts contentious clause under spotlight

A Waqf is a Muslim religious endowment, usually in the form of landed property, made for purposes of charity and community welfare.

​Lucknow:

Only around 4,000 of the 132,000 properties claimed as Waqf assets in Uttar Pradesh qualify under guidelines fixed by the state government, principal secretary, revenue, P Guruprasad has said,

with the rest being public properties that belong to or are controlled by the government. Muslim religious