SARDAR SUKHDEV SINGH DHINDSA: Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:(a) whether the Punjab Wakf Board has recently submitted any memorandum to Government regarding amendments in the Wakf Act, 1995; (b) if so, the details thereo..
SARDAR SUKHDEV SINGH DHINDSA: Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:(a) whether the Punjab Wakf Board has recently submitted any memorandum to Government regarding amendments in the Wakf Act, 1995; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the Government's reaction thereto? THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI K. RAHMAN KHAN): (a) The Punjab Wakf Board has submitted a memorandum regarding "Amendment in the Wakf Act, 1995" to the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India vide their letter dated 19.3.2013 which was received in the Ministry of Minority Affairs vide PMO ID No. 3724319/PMO/2013-PoI dated 26.3.2013. The Punjab Wakf Board has also submitted another memorandum on this issue to Shri Sukhdev Singh Libra, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha vide their letter dated 12.4.2013 which was received in this Ministry from the Office of the Hon'ble Finance Minister's office vide letter dated 01.05.2013.