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Jana Sena party backs Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, Pawan Kalyan direc
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan has directed the party's Members of Parliament (MPs) to participate in the voting process and vote in favor of the bill, which is aimed at modernizing the Waqf Act.
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"It will disturb peace in the country", Gaurav Gogoi on Waqf Amendment Bil
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Gogoi said that the clause-on-clause discussion was not held in the Joint Parliamentary Committee and added that the law is against the constitution and minorities.
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"This is targeted legislation": Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal on
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Waqf Amendment Bill is set to be tabled today. Congress and INDIA bloc leaders oppose it, citing concerns over its constitutional validity, with parties issuing whips for support. Other like-minded parties are urged to oppose the bill.
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Rahul Gandhi holds meeting with Congress Lok Sabha MPs ahead of Waqf Bill
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi arrived at the Parliament Annexe building on Wednesday for a meeting with the party's Lok Sabha Members of Parliament (MPs).
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SP MP Ram Gopal Yadav calls Waqf bill 'dictatorial and 'unconstitutional'
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav reiterated his party's opposition to the proposed amendments on Wednesday, describing them as dictatorial and unconstitutional.
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"This is a dangerous situation and is completely overlapping sections of t
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Taking a jibe at the Uttar Pradesh government for declaring 78 per cent of properties including old mosques as government property, Masood said that the Waqf Amendment Bill was overlapping several sections of the Constitution.
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"Pasmanda Muslims to benefit from bill," says Waqf Amendment Bill JPC Chai
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Labelling it as a "historic day", Pal said that the hard work of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), which took stakeholders in several states in confidence, has paid off. He added that JPC meetings were held and opposition was heard for eight hours every day.
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"Biggest Eidi": BJP leader Mohsin Raza praises PM Modi before tabling of W
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"On behalf of all the downtrodden and backward Muslim brothers and sisters of the country, I thank Prime Minister Modi for this Waqf Amendment Bill. This will be the biggest 'Eidi' from PM Modi for backward Muslims," Raza told ANI.
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"Entire opposition is against Waqf Amendment Bill." Congress MP K Suresh
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP K Suresh on Wednesday said that the INDIA bloc is against the Waqf Amendment Bill and will oppose it in the parliament.
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"Will oppose if something against particular community": Congress' Kiran K
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He said the government has agreed to hold an eight-hour debate in Lok Sabha today amid the ongoing budget session. The issues, he added, raised by the opposition members must be considered and not "bulldozed" as it happened in the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for the Waqf Amendment Bi
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All eyes on allies; Opposition warns JD (U), TDP for supporting Waqf Amend
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor said the government can never make the bill a law if leaders like Nitish Kumar do not support it.
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Rijiju to move Waqf Amendment Bill for passing in Parliament
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill is expected to be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday. Both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress are issuing whips to their MPs to ensure their presence in the House.
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