Congress MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Thursday accused the NDA government of attempting to divide the country and of sidelining a single community following the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, along with other DMK MLAs, wore black badges during the Assembly session on Thursday to protest the Waqf Board Amendment Bill passed by the Union Government.
BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Thursday hailed the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, calling it a triumph for social justice and good governance after over 13 hours of debate in the lower house of the parliament.
"We consider the Waqf Bill to be unfair. All the land in the country has been given to big industrialists. Now, the intention is to give this land also to the same industrialists," Yadav told ANI.
At the CPP general body meeting, Sonia Gandhi said, "Yesterday, the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024 was passed in the Lok Sabha, and today it is scheduled to come up in the Rajya Sabha. The bill was in effect bulldozed through. Our party's position is clear. The Bill is a brazen assault on the
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.
"If this bill is passed in Rajya Sabha, we will challenge it in court. We are confident that we will get justice and relief in this matter based on constitutional facts," Maulana Mahali told ANI.
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
Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy on Thursday welcomed the passing of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in Lok Sabha, calling it a "good step"
Congress President and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday alleged that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill undermines the right to freedom of Religion and is unconstitutional.