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"Historic day...Waqf (Amendment) Bill will benefit poor": BJP leader Jagda
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Jagdambika Pal, attacked the Opposition for spreading "lie" over the Bill and said that it will benefit poor and Pasmanda (backward) Muslims.
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"Bill will be challenged...": TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee terms Waqf Amendm
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Trinamool Congress leader Kalyan Banerjee termed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 "unconstitutional" and said that the bill will be challenged.
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Revoke suspension of BJP MLAs or face intense protest: Karnataka LoP R Ash
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Karnataka Leader of Opposition R Ashoka on Wednesday warned of intensifying the protest if the suspension of 18 BJP MLAs is not revoked. He said that Speaker UT Khader did not even extend the courtesy of speaking to the suspended MLAs.
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Lok Sabha passes Waqf Amendment Bill after marathon, heated debate
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The Lok Sabha passed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 on Thursday after a marathon and heated debate during which members of INDIA bloc fiercely opposed the legislation while BJP and its allies in strongly supported it, saying it will bring transparency and enhance the efficiency of Waqf boar
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Voting underway on Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 in Lok Sabha
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The voting is underway for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 in the Lok Sabha as debates conclude on the Bill.
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"Waqf (Amendment) Bill is weapon aimed at marginalising Muslims": Rahul Ga
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday opposed the "Waqf (Amendment) Bill and said that it is a "weapon" aimed at marginalising Muslims and usurping their personal laws and property rights.
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"They are just not prepared to accept truth..." Rijiju slams opposition pa
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Slamming the opposition parties for terming Waqf Amendment Bill as "unconstitutional", Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said the law relating to Waqf property has been in existence for decades and has not been struck down by courts and such words should not be used ligh
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Opposition doing appeasement, sees Muslims as vote bank: Jagdambika Pal on
Updated : 12 months ago IST
BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Wednesday hit out at the Opposition over the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024, accusing them of indulging in "appeasement politics."
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"Blatantly unconstitutional, undermines right to freedom of religion": Kha
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Congress President and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday alleged that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill undermines the right to freedom of Religion and is unconstitutional.
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"No provision to include non-Muslim among those who manage religious insti
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday assured that non-Muslims will only be included in the Council and Waqf Board, which will solely look after the administration of property donated under the Waqf Law.
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Waqf Amendment Bill will not be implemented retrospectively, misconception
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday rejected opposition members' criticism that the government wants to interfere in the religious conduct of Muslims through the Waqf Amendment Bill and said the provisions in the legislation aim at better management of Waqf properties.
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Waqf Amendment Bill will ensure transparency, opposition creating false na
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Expressing support for the Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Panchayati Raj and JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh said on Wednesday that the legislation is aimed at bringing transparency and ensuring the welfare of all s
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