Calling the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 "unfair," Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra on Thursday said that it is a very "dark day" in India's secular democracy.
After the Lok Sabha passed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday said that the party will continue to fight to defend the Constitution and protect the rights of the minority institutions.
Independent MP from Purnia Pappu Yadav on Thursday attacked the central government over the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 and said that the people will give a befitting reply.
Aazad Samaj Party--Kanshi Ram, Chandra Shekhar Azad on Thursday said that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is against the Constitution and Muslims, adding that the party will continue their fight against the bill.
Attacking the BJP-led government, Congress leader KC Venugopal on Wednesday alleged that the Waqf Amendment Bill "is a dangerous, divisive law which runs against the tenets of our Constitution"
Rijiju said that India has the highest number of Waqf properties in the world and questioned why they haven't been used for the education, medical treatment, skill development, and income generation of poor Muslims.
BJD Minister Sashmit Patra has formally requested the inclusion of the Ho, Mundari, Bhumij, Kui, and Saora languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. This appeal was made on Wednesday, underscoring the importance of recognizing and preserving these languages within our national
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the Centre to completely withdraw the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024. The Chief Minister said that the proposed amendments have not taken into consideration the constitutional protection given to minoritie
MoS Home Nityanand Rai highlighted the Ministry of Home Affairs' efforts to promote Hindi, ensuring compliance with constitutional provisions and accelerating its use in official work, in line with the Official Language Resolution of 1968.
He urged the opposition to quote the law in its entirety, emphasising that the Constitution itself supports the government's actions to protect Waqf properties and uplift marginalised communities, including backward Muslims.
"If an attempt is made to forcibly impose the Waqf Bill on Muslims, there will be a nationwide movement, and it will start from Delhi. 'The movement will start from where it ended last time.' We will use our democratic rights and will not tolerate any attack on the rights given to minorities