INDIA’S parliament today discussed a controversial proposal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments.

The Bill seeks to add non-Muslims to boards that manage Islamic charities — known as waqf — and expand the government’s role in validating their land holdings.

The government claims that the reforms will combat corruption and mismanagement while promoting diversity, but critics fear that it will further undermine the Muslim minority’s rights and could be used to confiscate historic mosques and other properties.