Deputy leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi will open the argument on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, from the side of the opposition after Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tables the bill in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with all Lok Sabha MPs of the Congress Parliamentary Party ahead of the Waqf Bill tabling in Parliament.
Further, the Union Minister said that the same people who were misleading the innocent Muslims on the Waqf Bill had said that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) would take away the citizenship of the Muslims.
This comes as the parliament is set to convene again today. The legislative business suggests that Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju will move the Waqf Amendment Bill of 2025, which aims to amend the Waqf Act of 1995, for passing.
Ahead of the tabling of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain on Wednesday performed puja and hailed the bill as a significant step forward, noting key changes such as the deletion of the 'Waqf by user' definition and amendments aligning the concept of Waqf with Islamic law
Congress MP Sukhdev Bhagat on Wednesday called the bill "evil in the name of reform," claiming that it was being introduced with a spirit of vengeance.
Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Sanjay Raut slams the Waqf Amendment Bill, questioning its intentions and BJP's role. He doubts whether voting will even take place in Parliament, citing past disruptions and alleging political motives related to Bihar elections.
The Janata Muslim Committee Delhi is hosting a thanksgiving program at Ghalib Academy in Hazrat Nizamuddin, Delhi, to celebrate the introduction of the Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament. The event, scheduled for April 2, 2025, at 12 pm, will feature Jamal Siddiqui, National President of BJP'