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Waqf amendment Bill is violation of Article 26 of Constitution and federal
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to get political gain from Waqf bill amendment. He was speaking to reporters in Thiruvananthapuram.
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"Homes demolished, shops set ablaze": Murshidabad violence survivors recou
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Shankar Das, a resident of Murshidabad whose home was demolished by a violent mob, is currently staying in one of the relief camps. He said, "Our house was demolished, and many people fled."
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'Her politics is based on appeasement': Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma slams
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma on Wednesday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of appeasing Muslim voters for electoral gains and neglecting the Hindus amid protests against the Waqf Amendment Act.
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We condemn it: West Bengal Minority Commission chairman on Murshidabad vio
Updated : 11 months ago IST
West Bengal Minorities Commission Chairman Ahmed Hassan Imran on Wednesday condemned the violent protests against the Waqf Act in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, where three people have died.
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Supreme Court hints of passing interim order on de-notify existing Waqf la
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated that it may pass interim order to stay certain key provisions of the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, and also expressed concern over violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad district.
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"Manipur situation coming back to normal...not our fault that debate in Pa
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Rijiju said the government cannot be blamed for the debate concerning President's Rule in Manipur having been taken up late at night in Parliament, saying the opposition wanted more time for the debate on the Waqf Amendment Bill.
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BJP MP Saumitra Khan writes to chairman of Parliament Standing Committee o
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Khan requested the committee to pay a visit to the violence-affected areas of Murshidabad, which occurred due to the Waqf Amendment Act protests.
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"AIMPLB is continuously provoking people": Jagdambika Pal on Waqf protests
Updated : 11 months ago IST
BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Wednesday said that the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) is continuously provoking people over the Waqf Amendment Act.
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"How can anybody snatch property like that?": Kiren Rijiju dismisses "unve
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Union Minister also said that the power to decide on Waqf property disputes was not with the central government but with the state government. Rijiju said that the central government was merely forming a central Waqf council, but the claims and counterclaims would be decided by the Distr
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"Minority Affairs Ministry isn't only for Muslims; we have six minority co
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has defended his role as Chairman of the Central Waqf Council and stated that the Ministry of Minority Affairs is not exclusive to Muslims but represents all six officially recognised minority communities in India.
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"Protest is a democratic right, but violence is treason": Muslim Rashtriya
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) on Tuesday condemned "violent" incidents that erupted in Murshidabad and South 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal during the protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, stating that the protest is a democratic right, but violence is treason."
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Large section of Muslim community welcoming Waqf Amendment Act, law will p
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Noting that a large section of the Muslim community is wholeheartedly welcoming the Waqf Amendment Act, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju has said that the newly enacted legislation establishes a transparent and accountable system for waqf administ
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