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"Waqf bill based on total falsity, misinformation campaign by BJP": Congre
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Syed Naseer Hussain on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of fuelling communal polarisation and spreading misinformation over the Waqf Amendment Bill.
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"Will go to the court; protest...": ASP chief Chandra Shekhar Azad on Waqf
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Yesterday, the parties that use to talk about Muslim reservations and talk about bringing Muslims to the mainstream - the same parties betrayed Muslims and supported the bill... They are exposed now... We will go to the court and will be on the road to protest..." he said.
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Kiren Rijiju moves motion for consideration of Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Ra
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
While addressing the upper house, Rijiju cited the Sachar committee report, which recommended that the central Waqf council and state Waqf board be broadened to make them inclusive. He apprised about the number of Waqf properties, saying that the Sachar committee estimated the earnings fr
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"Everyone will benefit": Waqf Bill JPC Chairman Jagdambika Pal on passing
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee for the Waqf Bill, Jagdambika Pal, on Thursday expressed his satisfaction over the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, stating that the bill would benefit everyone.
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Transparency, accountability needed in Waqf: Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"The opposition only wants to spread false narratives. There was a need for transparency and accountability in Waqf (board)," Shaina NC told ANI.
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'It was a historic day': BJP MP Dinesh Sharma after Lok Sabha clears Waqf
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Sharma on Thursday called the passage of the Waqf bill in the Lok Sabha a 'historic day.' He also said that this will bring a new era for especially for Muslim brothers
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"Against the Constitution; brought with intention to create disputes, cont
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"We opposed this bill in the JPC as well, we registered our protest in the Lok Sabha yesterday, and today when this bill comes to the Rajya Sabha, we will oppose it there too... This bill is against the Constitution of India... When Baba Saheb Ambedkar and the Constitution of India itself
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"Very sad that bill against minorities was passed": DMK MP Kanimozhi after
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"It is very sad that a bill against the minorities of this country was passed, and after that, it is such a burning issue...they took half an hour to discuss Manipur," Kanimozhi told ANI.
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'NDA is trying to divide this country': Congress MP Amarinder Singh on Waq
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Thursday accused the NDA government of attempting to divide the country and of sidelining a single community following the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha.
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Waqf Amendment Bill: Syed Naseer Hussain to open up debate in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha a day after it was cleared with a majority in the Lok Sabha. The Lower House witnessed a 12-hour debate, after which the Bill was passed with 288 in its favour and 232 against it.
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"Brazen assault on Constitution; strategy to keep society in state of perm
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At the CPP general body meeting, Sonia Gandhi said, "Yesterday, the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024 was passed in the Lok Sabha, and today it is scheduled to come up in the Rajya Sabha. The bill was in effect bulldozed through. Our party's position is clear. The Bill is a brazen assault on the
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BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal seeks govt action on US tariffs on Indian expor
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Thursday said that the Indian government is expected to take measures considering the broader implications.
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