Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Sunil Sharma on Wednesday slammed the ruling National Conference's stance on the Waqf Amendment Act, saying that the party opposed the act because of its vested interest in keeping the status quo.
Violence erupted in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Tuesday during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, with clashes between demonstrators and police resulting in stone-pelting and torched police vehicles.
"Zulmi sarkaar, zalim sarkaar ka ant hona tay hai (This government's tyranny will surely end). The way an attempt is being made to spoil the atmosphere of the country...brotherhood is being destroyed. One community is being targeted to make another community happy. Only Congress and Rahul Ga
"The opposition wants to run a monopoly and wants to misuse things. The Prime Minister and the BJP government will expose them. Using Waqf properties for the welfare of the public is the ideology of everyone. Some people did not want the good use of Waqf, and this Bill has ended their monopo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Waqf legislation will ensure dignity for all, especially the marginalised, and accused Congress of "appeasement politics"
The Gujarat Revenue Department has made several amendments and additions to the provisions of the Gujarat Stamp act aimed at ensuring the effective implementation of the Stamp Duty act by lowering public rates and enhancing administrative simplicity and flexibility.
Following chaos that erupted in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly over demands to discuss the Waqf Amendment Act, National Conference MLA Tanvir Sadiq said that the party wanted the Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to understand "sense of the house" and allow a discussion on the act.
Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Tuesday defended the Waqf Amendment Act, stating that it has been brought for the benefit of "poor" Muslims. He alleged that those opposing the legislation were the ones who rob the rights of the poor.
The notice was submitted to the Secretary General, signed by Sajjad Lone, Khursheed, and other MLAs amidst the demand by certain Opposition (except BJP) to discuss the Waqf Amendment Act, which will reform the Waqf Board.
As the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly continued to witness uproar over the Waqf Amendment Act, Awami Ittehad Party MLA Khursheed Ahmad Sheikh on Tuesday accused the ruling National Conference of having a "fixed match" with the BJP.