more-inThe recent deliberations between the Telangana State Waqf Board chairman Mohammed Saleem with senior police officials and faith leaders on regulating marriages drew a mixed response from a cross section of the Muslim community. One of the topics touched upon at the meeting was the rise in expenditure for weddings. But when it comes to regulation of nikah timings, I wonder why the police was roped in,” he said. Khateeb of the Jama Masjid, Koti Ilyas Shamsi, sought to know under what sections of the Waqf Act the meeting was convened. Reacting to the deliberations, Deputy Chief Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali said the government does not intend to regulate the timings of weddings.

Source: The Hindu January 27, 2018 17:03 UTC