Moving the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha, Rijiju said the bill will not be implemented with retrospective effect and dismissed allegations that it is aimed at "snatching" property.
KC Venugopal pointed out that the bill was only introduced to the members late in the afternoon the previous day, leaving insufficient time for them to review and suggest changes.
Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma on Wednesday backed the Waqf Amendment Bill and said the bill will benefit both the Muslim community and the country, and criticized the Congress for not making changes to the Waqf Bill due to vote-bank politics.
Deputy leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi will open the argument on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, from the side of the opposition after Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tables the bill in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with all Lok Sabha MPs of the Congress Parliamentary Party ahead of the Waqf Bill tabling in Parliament.
"If the government wants to create infrastructure for software companies or other industries, why don't you use the remaining 397 acres of land not adjacent to the university land? Now, the issue here is that this 400 acres of land is adjacent to the university. You cannot spoil the atmosphe
Congress MP Sukhdev Bhagat on Wednesday called the bill "evil in the name of reform," claiming that it was being introduced with a spirit of vengeance.
Gogoi said that the clause-on-clause discussion was not held in the Joint Parliamentary Committee and added that the law is against the constitution and minorities.
The Waqf Amendment Bill is set to be tabled today. Congress and INDIA bloc leaders oppose it, citing concerns over its constitutional validity, with parties issuing whips for support. Other like-minded parties are urged to oppose the bill.