Union Home Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that the centre wants discussion on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which will be introduced in Lok Sabha on Wednesday after the Question Hour
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has raised concerns over the Waqf Amendment Bill, which is expected to be tabled in Parliament on Tuesday. BJD MP Sasmit Patra said that while the specifics of the bill have not been circulated, the party is concerned about whether opposition voices have been con
"The Waqf Bill is for the benefit of poor Muslims...Schools and colleges will be built for them, and various works will be done for them. This bill is being brought for poor Muslims..." Kishan told ANI.
Meanwhile, the opposition party MPs walked out of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting, Gogoi said, while accusing the government of bulldozing its agenda and not listening to the opposition members.
Bharatiya Janata Party-led government will table the Waqf (Amendement) Bill, 2024, in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, says Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju
"We are not viewing this bill through Hindu-Muslim lines, but there are certain provisions within it that are unconstitutional and could potentially undermine the secular principles of our country. We will oppose this bill," Sandosh Kumar told ANI.
Speaking to ANI, Jebi Mather said, "The attitude of the government is to divide people. We will have to see what changes have been brought in. We will stand for the rights of those affected and minorities..."
Amid the ongoing row on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday accused Bharatiya Janata Party of politics of appeasement, saying that their every decisions is for votes.
"This bill is unconstitutional. This bill is a grave violation of Article 14, Articles 25, 26 and 29. This is not Waqf Bill rather it's a Waqf Barbaad Bill. If Chandrababu Naidu, Nitish Kumar, Chirag Paswan and Jayant Chaudhary will praise it then they are doing so for their political reason
Telugu Desham Party (TDP) national spokesperson Prem Kumar Jain on Tuesday said that the party is in support of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and assured that Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu is in favour of Muslims.