"It's a power grab, plain and simple. The government says 'transparency', but giving a District Collector (a government employee) the power to decide religious land disputes is practically handing the keys to the ruling party. On the flip side, the Waqf Board's power *was* unusually unchecked compared to other religious trusts. But let's not pretend this is just about 'clean governance'—it's about the State reasserting control over a massive independent asset base."