ngress MP Jairam Ramesh told to ANI, "Almost 300 people have died in the Wayanad landslide. It was our demand that the incident should be declared as a National disaster. Today PM Modi has visited Wayanad...It would be good if he also goes to Manipur."
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday that there is no provision for creamy layer in SCs and STs reservation in the Constitution drafted by BR Ambedkar, and the NDA government is bound to follow that Constitution.
Search operation to continue in the areas affected by the Wayanad landslides that occurred on July 30, claiming 225 lives and displacing thousands of people. Fire Force, NDRF, volunteers along with the local people will continue the rescue and search operation.
Earlier, AIMIM Chief and Hyderabad MP, Asaduddin Owaisi said on Tuesday that there are a lot of dangerous sections and it is not legislation but something to bulldoze Waqf and finish Muslims.
Kiren Rijiju also mentioned that this bill being brought today is based on the report of the Sachar committee (which called for reform) that Congress made.
A special team consisting of army officials, SOG officials and forest officials have been conducting a search operation at Sunrise Valley in Soojippara, inside the forest on Thursday.
Through Waqf Act Amendment Bill the Centre is trying to attack freedom of religion, KC Venugopal asserted, adding that the people of this country won't accept this 'divisive politics'.
Lashing out at the BJP-led NDA government on the Waqf Amendment Bill, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that in the disguise of amendments, BJP is trying to sell the lands of Waqf Board and instead of 'Janata' in BJP, they should add 'Zameen' in it.