IUML faces Waqf dilemma as UDF govt. opts to follow amended law
The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) is in conflict with the Kerala government over the implementation of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The High Court froze the state's Waqf Board, requiring it to include non-Muslim members, a provision the IUML strongly opposes.
Why it matters
The dispute underscores the political friction between secular-leaning regional parties and central government mandates regarding religious administrative bodies.
The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) faces a dilemma following the High Court’s decision to freeze the functioning of the Kerala State Waqf Board, holding that it was constituted in violation of the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) Act, or the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
The amended law requires two non-Muslim members and one Shia member on State Waqf Boards. The present Kerala Waqf Board has neither. The order has brought the IUML’s opposition to the amended law into conflict with the stand of the United Democratic Front (UDF) government, of which the party is the second-largest constituent.
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