'Parliament, Delhi Airport Would Have Been Waqf Properties If...': Rijiju Tables Waqf Bill In Lok Sabha

Last Updated:April 02, 2025, 12:59 IST

In the Lok Sabha, Kiren Rijiju stated that without the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, landmarks like the Parliament building and Delhi airport could have been designated as Waqf properties.

Kiren Rijiju speaks in the Lok Sabha (Video screengrab)

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said the Parliament building, the Delhi airport premises, and the CGO Complex would have been Waqf properties had the Waqf Bill not been introduced. 

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, as the Waqf Bill was tabled in the House, Rijiju also said that the Waqf Board does not manage the Waqf properties.

“The CGO complex, the airport, and the Parliament building have been claimed by the Waqf Board as their buildings. All these properties would have been Waqf land had the UPA notification continued."

Rijiju’s remarks came in reference to AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal’s October 2024 statement, wherein he claimed that the Parliament building and its surrounding areas in Delhi were built on Waqf properties.

Ajmal had also claimed that the area around Vasant Vihar had been built on Waqf’s property.

Even then, Ajmal’s remarks were slammed by Rijiju, who had said India had the “largest Waqf properties" and they should be utilised for the welfare of women and children of the Muslim community.

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