"We are with NDA, have issued whip": Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary supports Waqf Amendment Bill

New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Union Minister and RLD President Jayant Chaudhary on Wednesday showed support to the Waqf Amendment Bill which is to be introduced in the Lok Sabha today.
Speaking to ANI, Chaudhary said "We are with NDA. We've issued whip."
Union Minister George Kurian said that all communities supported the amendment bill further stating that only the big landlords were opposing the bill.
Speaking to ANI, Kurian said "All communities support this amendment bill, and we can see that poor Muslims and the middle class also support this Bill. Only big landlords are opposing this Bill."
Further, he stated that the bill was transparent because it was connected to land and property.
"It is very transparent because it is connected to the land and property," he stated.
Uttar Pradesh Minister OP Rajbhar lashed out at the opposition parties and stated that they were indulging in vote politics.
"Samajwadi Party, BSP, Congress supporters are doing vote politics..." Rajbhar said.
He further stated that the Waqf Board rules had been amended thrice and the shortcomings in it were corrected from time to time to make sure all those under the Waqf Board rules were benefitted.
"The Waqf Board rules have been amended thrice before, the shortcomings in it are corrected from time to time, so now it is being corrected... I would like to ask those who are opposing to tell me the name of one poor person who has been given the benefit of Waqf Board land... The government wants that those who come under the Waqf Board Rules should get the benefit... These people are opposing only for votes," he further stated.
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill will be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday. Both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress are issuing whips to their MPs to ensure their presence in the House.With the parties in the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance and the Opposition INDIA bloc showing no signs of bipartisan consensus building, the outcomes may be decided on the majority numbers on the floor. (ANI)