Bhopal, July 7 -- One of two non-Muslim members of the Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board following its reconstitution under the amended law, Animesh Bhargava, said he had been inducted as a financial advisor to help bring greater transparency in the management of the board's finances and properties.

The state government recently reconstituted the Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board under the provisions of the new Waqf law, making it the first state in the country to do so. The newly constituted 10-member board includes, for the first time, two non-Muslim experts and four women members.

Speaking to ANI, Bhargava said Madhya Pradesh had become the first state to constitute a Waqf Board after the amendment to the law, calling it a matter of pride.

"I have ...