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"Those protesting are people who kept their hold on Waqf properties": BJP
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Siddiqui claimed that the ongoing protests were led by those who had previously controlled Waqf properties while assuring that the law would ultimately serve the welfare of Muslims across the country.
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J-K: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, CM Omar Abdullah visit Srinagar's Tulip
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday enjoyed a peaceful morning walk together in the beautiful Tulip Garden in Srinagar.
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J-K: CM Omar Abdullah and Kiren Rijiju launch 'Lok Sanvardhan Parv' in Sri
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
ammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, alongside Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju, inaugurated the Lok Sanvardhan Parv in Srinagar.
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AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan moves to Supreme Court challenging Waqf (Amendmen
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
AAP MLA Khan contends that the Bill curtails the religious and cultural autonomy of Muslims, enables arbitrary executive interference, and undermines minority rights to manage their religious and charitable institutions.
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Human rights activist raises voice against women atrocities, discriminatio
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Anila Gulzar, a Pakistani human rights activist from the Christian minority, has condemned systemic violence and gender discrimination against women in Pakistan, highlighting issues ranging from honour killings and forced marriages to workplace harassment and weak legal enforcement.
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"Will discuss why our party's stance changed": BJD VP Prasanna Acharya on
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
BJD Vice President Prasanna Acharya reacts to the Waqf Amendment Bill, stating the party will discuss the issue with its President. He emphasized that BJD is a secular party committed to protecting minority interests and questioned the shift in the party's stance.
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"This is intrusion into religion": Kerala LoP Satheesan on passage of Waqf
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Satheesan emphasized that both the Congress party and the INDIA bloc have opposed it in Parliament, stressing the need to protect minority rights.
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PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti calls Waqf Amendment Bill a "robbery" against min
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti condemned the Waqf Amendment Bill passed in Parliament, calling the move a "robbery" and a direct attack on minority and Muslim institutions. She stated that such actions are wrong and should not be allowed to happen.
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"Will soon bring change in lives of minority brothers": BJP MP Dinesh Shar
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
BJP MP Dinesh Sharma on Friday said that the Waqf Bill, which passed in Parliament on Friday, will significantly change the lives of minorities by ensuring their properties are secure and governed by clear regulations.
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"Created new record": Union Minister Rijiju hails 17-hour debate on Waqf B
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
During a press conference on Friday, the Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs said that the previous record was made back in 1981 when the Parliament discussed the Essential Service Maintenance Act.
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"Big Reform": Jagdambika Pal after Parliament passes Waqf Amendment Bill
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
"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
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Third JD(U) leader, Tabrez Siddiqui Alig, resigns over party's support to
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
After two JD(U) Muslim leaders resigned from the party over its stance on the Waqf Bill, another leader from the party, General Secretary of the JD(U) Minority Department, Tabrez Siddiqui Alig also resigned in protest on Friday.
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