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.
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.
Ahead of bye-elections for five assembly constituencies and Panchayat polls in the Assam, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) - an ally party of BJP-led NDA, is now in election mode and has announced a series of programmes to strengthen the party organisation.
Jaishankar on Tuesday said that there are an estimated 19,000 Indian nationals of which about 9000 are students while ensuring the country that the government is in close contact with the Indian community in Dhaka.
The central government is considering making amendments to the Waqf Act which could restrict the power of the Waqf Board said sources. According to the sources, 32-40 amendments are being considered in the Waqf Board Act.
Taking a dig at the INDIA bloc leaders Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that they should prepare to sit in the opposition in 2029 as well. Shah while inaugurating the water supply project Nyay Setu and launching the smart city mission in Chandigarh made these remarks. He also
After Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's removal from the President of West Bengal Congress Committee post, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale invited him to join the NDA alliance on Wednesday.