AIMIM Intensifies Demand for Waqf Portal Deadline Extension
The All India Majlise Ittihadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has intensified its demand for extending the December 5 deadline for uploading Waqf properties to the government's UMEED portal. This comes after multiple party leaders raised serious concerns about the practical challenges facing the documentation process.
Leadership Appeals to Minority Affairs Ministry
The movement gained momentum when Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM president and Hyderabad MP, personally met with Minority Affairs Minister Kiran Rijiju and submitted a formal request for extension. Following this high-level intervention, AIMIM Mumbai president Haji Farooq Maqbool Shabdi has now added his voice to the growing demand.
In an official statement, Shabdi highlighted the enormous practical difficulties in meeting the current deadline. "There is limited manpower, technical difficulties and a huge number of Waqf properties," he explained, emphasizing that the December 5 deadline is unrealistic given the current circumstances.
Technical Challenges and Time Constraints
The UMEED portal, which stands for Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development, requires detailed documentation of all Waqf properties across the country. However, the process has proven to be more time-consuming than anticipated.
Shabdi revealed that uploading documents for a single Waqf property takes approximately 7-8 hours, making it virtually impossible to complete the task for all properties by the December 5 cutoff. The combination of technical glitches, limited staff, and the sheer volume of properties has created a perfect storm of challenges.
"It is not possible to upload information about all the Waqf properties within this deadline and the ministry should accept this genuine demand of the community," Shabdi asserted, calling for a six-month extension to ensure proper documentation.
Political Implications and Future Plans
Beyond the immediate Waqf property issue, Shabdi also outlined AIMIM's political ambitions in Mumbai. As the fourth city president of AIMIM, he announced that the party plans to contest at least 50 seats in the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls.
Currently, the party is focusing on strengthening its organizational structure and building a robust cadre to mount a significant challenge in the municipal elections. This dual focus on both community issues and political expansion underscores AIMIM's growing influence in Mumbai's political landscape.
The Waqf property documentation issue has become a significant concern for Muslim communities across India, with the deadline extension demand gaining traction among various stakeholders involved in the process.
