"It is a crucial bill which has again put the question of secularism in this country to the test. DMK is against the bill. Our leaders have categorically expressed this. Yesterday, all the opposition parties decided to vote against the bill. They (the BJP) always bulldoze the bills in the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Kishan on Wednesday lauded the Waqf Amendment Bill, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to provide "Eidi" to the Muslim community for many years through this legislative change.
Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske on Wednesday expressed his support for the waqf bill and said the opposition is spreading misinformation that the Waqf Amendment Bill is against muslims.
KC Venugopal pointed out that the bill was only introduced to the members late in the afternoon the previous day, leaving insufficient time for them to review and suggest changes.
Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma on Wednesday backed the Waqf Amendment Bill and said the bill will benefit both the Muslim community and the country, and criticized the Congress for not making changes to the Waqf Bill due to vote-bank politics.
"If an attempt is made to forcibly impose the Waqf Bill on Muslims, there will be a nationwide movement, and it will start from Delhi. 'The movement will start from where it ended last time.' We will use our democratic rights and will not tolerate any attack on the rights given to minorities
The Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 will be introduced in the Lok Sabha today. Sufi leader Syed Naseruddin Chishty expresses hope, saying the bill addresses objections from opposition and will ensure Waqf funds reach poor Muslims.
Swami Jitendranand Saraswati, the National General Secretary of Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti, voiced his support for the Waqf Amendment Bill and expressed hope that it would be passed in Parliament 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.
Samajwadi Party MP and leader Akhilesh Yadav criticises the Waqf Bill, claiming it is part of a broader pattern of land sales by the BJP. BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal defends the bill, claiming it benefits poor Muslims. Opposition expresses concerns over constitutional issues.