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.
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.
Following the passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha late Wednesday night, Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Thursday criticised the timing and intent behind the legislation, stating that it was a diversion made by the ruling government from the tariff announcement made by the
Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) member and Congress MP Dr Syed Naseer Hussain on Tuesday strongly criticised the government over the Waqf Amendment Bill, alleging that the government is being pushed through without discussion or debate.
The Congress effected a major reshuffle of its office-bearers on Friday, appointing former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel as general secretary incharge of Punjab and party MP Syed Naseer Hussain as general secretary in charge of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain accused the Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 of censoring his dissent note without his knowledge, calling it an attempt to silence Opposition voices.
Speaking to ANI, Dr Syed Naseer Hussain said, "The real issues related to Waqf were not discussed in the way the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) was working. The procedures were not followed before submitting the report. We wanted clause-by-clause discussion between JPC members and then
Earlier, Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain criticized DU's decision to name a college after Savarkar, calling it an attempt by the BJP to promote leaders who supported the British Raj.
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting commenced at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi on Friday, in the presence of party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) and MP R
Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain on Saturday, accused the BJP and RSS of undermining the freedom struggle and called for the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah over Ambedkar remark.