"Bill should not be implemented with retrospective effect, hope govt will consider": JDU MP Sanjay Jha on Waqf Amendment Bill

New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): JDU MP Sanjay Jha on Tuesday highlighted his party's stand on the Waqf Amendment Bill which is expected to be tabled in the Parliament on Tuesday and stated that the bill should not implemented with retrospective effect and hoped that the government would consider it.
Further, he stated that as long as Nitish Kumar was in politics, the interests of the people would be protected.
Speaking to ANI, Jha said "Nitish Kumar has been working in Bihar for the last 19 years. During this time, the work he has done for the Muslim community is also visible. Our party had said that it should not be implemented with retrospective effect, and we hope that the government will consider it... As long as Nitish Kumar is in politics, the interests of the people will be protected."
He also stated that the Waqf Bill was not coming for the first time, and had come out as an amended bill in 2013.
Meanwhile, the BJD raised concerns over the bill. BJD MP Sasmit Patra said that while the specifics of the bill have not been circulated, the party is concerned about whether opposition voices have been considered.
"As for the specifics of the bill, its copies have not been circulated yet. BJD has serious concerns about this bill. The concern is not that JPC met but whether the voice of the opposition has been taken into consideration or not," Patra told ANI.
In a related development, Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora defended the bill, drawing comparisons to previous political narratives.
"Even at the time when Article 370 in J&K was abrogated and when CAA was implemented- a fake narrative was built...Another fake narrative that the Constitution is in danger was spread during the Lok Sabha elections. similar is being done today. Indian Muslims don't want appeasement but empowerment. I want to assure Muslims that this Bill will empower them," he said. (ANI)