Former MP Made Gowda passes away
Bengaluru, July 17: Former MP G Made Gowda died of age-related illness at a hospital in Mandya district on Saturday, family sources said.
He was 94 and is survived by two sons and two daughters, they said.
An agriculturist, he graduated from Maharaja's College, Mysuru.
Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, Gowda took part in the freedom struggle and was imprisoned for various periods between 1942 and 1947.
His participation in the freedom movement laid the foundation for his political life.
He was six-time MLA from Kirugavalu Assembly constituency between 1962 and 1989 and was elected to the ninth and 10th Lok Sabha.
Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, in his condolence message, said Gowda imbibed the teachings of Gandhi and was in the forefront of the Cauvery river water sharing distrbution agitations.
In his condolence message, former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda said he was pained to learn about the death of Made Gowda, who was the president of the Cauvery Hitharakshana Samiti.
ಹಿರಿಯ ರೈತಪರ ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರರು, ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವರು, ಮಾಜಿ ಸಂಸದರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಜಿ.ಮಾದೇಗೌಡರ ನಿಧನದ ಸುದ್ದಿ ತಿಳಿದು ಅತೀವ ದುಃಖವಾಗಿದೆ. ಅವರ ನಿಧನದಿಂದ ನಾಡು ಹಿರಿಯ ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರರನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡಂತಾಗಿದೆ. ಅವರ ಆತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಶಾಂತಿಯನ್ನು ಕೋರುತ್ತಾ, ಅವರ ಕುಟುಂಬವರಿಗೆ, ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳಿಗೆ ದುಃಖ ಭರಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ದೇವರು ನೀಡಲಿ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ
— B.S. Yediyurappa (@BSYBJP) July 17, 2021
ರಾಜ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ತಮ್ಮ ನಿಸ್ವಾರ್ಥ ಸೇವೆ ಮತ್ತು ಹೋರಾಟದ ಛಲ ಮುಂಬರುವ ಪೀಳಿಗೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಾದರಿಯಾಗಿ ಉಳಿಯಲಿದೆ. ತಮ್ಮ ಅಗಲಿಕೆಯ ದುಃಖವನ್ನು ಭರಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಕುಟುಂಬದವರಿಗೆ ಭಗವಂತ ಕರುಣಿಸಲಿ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತಾ ತಮ್ಮ ಆತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಶಾಂತಿ ಕೋರುತ್ತೇನೆ.2/2
— H D Devegowda (@H_D_Devegowda) July 17, 2021
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Parliament passes Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025
New Delhi (PTI): Parliament early Friday passed the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, after it was approved by the Rajya Sabha.
The Lok Sabha had on Thursday approved the Bill after over a 12-hour debate.
In Rajya Sabha, the Bill got 128 votes in its favour and 95 against after all the amendments moved by the opposition were rejected.
In the lower house, the bill was supported by 288 MPs while 232 voted against it.
Participating in a debate in the Rajya Sabha, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the Bill was brought with a number of amendments based on suggestions given by various stakeholders.
"The Waqf Board is a statutory body. All government bodies should be secular," the minister said, explaining the inclusion of non-Muslims on the board.
He, however, said the number of non-Muslims has been restricted to only four out of 22.
Rijiju also alleged that the Congress and other opposition parties, and not the BJP, were trying to scare Muslims with the Waqf Bill.
"You (opposition) are pushing Muslims out of the mainstream," he added.
He said for 60 years, the Congress and others ruled the country, but did not do much for Muslims and the community continues to live in poverty.
"Muslims are poor, who is responsible? You (Congress) are. Modi is now leading the government to uplift them," the minister said.
According to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Waqf tribunals will be strengthened, a structured selection process will be maintained, and a tenure will be fixed to ensure efficient dispute resolution.
As per the Bill, while Waqf institutions' mandatory contribution to Waqf boards is reduced from 7 per cent to 5 per cent, Waqf institutions earning over Rs 1 lakh will undergo audits by state-sponsored auditors.
A centralised portal will automate Waqf property management, improving efficiency and transparency.
The Bill proposes that practising Muslims (for at least five years) can dedicate their property to the Waqf, restoring pre-2013 rules.
It stipulates that women must receive their inheritance before the Waqf declaration, with special provisions for widows, divorced women and orphans.
The Bill proposes that an officer above the rank of collector investigate government properties claimed as Waqf.
It also proposes that non-Muslim members be included in the central and state Waqf boards for inclusivity.
