BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Saturday criticised TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee for showing 'double standards' after he called Jagdambika Pal an "undemocratic person" and said he speaks out against others while stays silent on issues in West Bengal.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kalyan Banerjee on Friday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf Bill, Jagdambika Pal, over the Waqf Amendment Act and called the latter an "undemocratic person."
"I have said before too that if the report made by us is unconstitutional or interferes with religious freedom then I will resign," Jagdambika Pal told ANI in Delhi.
Speaking to ANI, Pal, who was also the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, pointed out that the top court itself had said that the Waqf Board is not a religious body but a legal one.
BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Wednesday said that the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) is continuously provoking people over the Waqf Amendment Act.
BJP MP Jagdambika Pal alleged that the West Bengal government is enabling violence in the state. Citing inaction by police and provocative remarks, he called for President's Rule, claiming the Mamata Banerjee-led government is failing to protect citizens.
Pal described the incident as "unfortunate" and alleged that Hindus are being forced to leave their homes due to state-sponsored violence. He claimed that a mob attacked a Hindu house, killing a father and son, and injuring 16 police personnel.
BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Friday spoke about Tahawwur Rana's extradition and said Pakistan will be exposed before the world as PM Modi often claims that Pakistan is a "nursery" for terrorism.
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.
"If the Congress Party or Rahul Gandhi are really concerned about the Muslims of the country, if they do not consider them a vote bank, then why did Rahul Gandhi not participate in the discussion on such a historic bill in the Lok Sabha? Neither Rahul Gandhi nor Priyanka spoke on this," h
"It is a big reform... The properties that are donated to Waqf are for the poor Muslims, widows, and children. However, the Waqf board has failed to open any university, hospital or college in the entire country, and none of the poor have benefitted from it but only a few people in positi
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Jagdambika Pal, on Thursday said that the Bill is being welcomed by the country.