Two top Muslim organizations appearing before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Waqf Amendment Bill strongly protested the removal of the provision of Waqf by users. The All India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaj and a representative of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board met with the JPC. The Mahaj supported the bill and said it would ensure transparency and accountability. He also hoped that this would prove to be an important step in the direction of eliminating corruption and opportunism. The Mahaja delegation said that the country should be governed not by religious texts but by law. He told the committee that the Bill did not mention ‘Waqf by Users’ and it should be included in the Bill. The Personal Law Board had objected to the provision of the Bill, according to which only a person who has been a practicing Muslim for five years would have the right to create a Waqf. The Board held that such a provision was unconstitutional and beyond the jurisdiction of Parliament. This would be considered as religious surveillance on the members of the community. The Personal Law Board had objected to the provision of the Bill, according to which only a person who has been a practicing Muslim for five years would have the right to make a waqf. The Board held that such a provision was unconstitutional and beyond the jurisdiction of Parliament. This would be considered as religious supervision over the members of the community.