Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee members to challenge Waqf (Amendment) Act in Supreme Court

Published on Apr 13, 2025

IMPHAL — Two senior representatives of the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) and former MLAs namely Md Fajur Rahman and Md Amin Shah left for New Delhi on Sunday to file a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the recently enacted Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
The contentious legislation, which was cleared by both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, has drawn strong criticism from the Congress party nationwide.
The former chief minister and Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader, Okram Ibobi Singh, conveyed this while speaking to media persons in Imphal on Sunday.

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“Congress party right from day-1 had a clear stand to oppose this Bill because India is a secular country,” said Ibobi Singh who represents Thoubal assembly constituency.
Accusing the BJP-led central government of systematically eroding the secular fabric of the Constitution, Ibobi also admitted that the Congress party has already filed multiple petitions in the Supreme Court in relation to the Waqf (Amendment) Act.
The MPCC president, K Meghachandra, also shared a similar sentiment and declared that the Congress party would continue to resist any attempt to distort the identity of the nation and its constitutional values.
The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 has sparked controversy across the country, with opposition parties alleging that it dilutes the rights of minority communities and undermines the constitutional commitment to secularism.
In Manipur, Meitei Pangal (Muslim) community has been staging protest marches against the recently enacted Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 at different areas of the state.
Manipur legislator from Kshetrigao assembly constituency, Sheikh Noorul Hassan, had already reiterated that he would challenge the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, in the Supreme Court.