Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday appealed to the Muslim community that they do not become a "vote bank" for the Congress and Communist parties. Rijiju was speaking on the Waqf Amendment Act during an event in Kerala's Kochi.
Keshav Mandal, a person staying at the relief camp, expressed dismay over the situation, saying, "We don't know when the situation will be normal and we will be able to go back."
In August 2019, the Central Government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, repealed Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, effectively ending the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcating the state into two Union Territories - Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jagadish Shettar on Tuesday attacked Karnataka Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan and said that if the latter thinks that he is not going to implement the Waqf Amendment Act in the state, then he has to go to Pakistan.
The security forces have set up a relief camp in West Bengal's Malda for those who left Samserganj-Dhuliyan in Murshidabad after violence broke out there during a protest against the Waqf Amendment Act on April 11.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Spokesperson Manoj Pandey on Tuesday announced the party's opposition to the Waqf Amendment Act, stating that a resolution has been introduced against it.
Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday appealed to the Muslim community not to allow themselves to be used as a vote bank by opposition parties, including the Congress and the Left, noting that once they become a vote bank, they will be treated as a commodity.
NC MLA Tanvir Sadiq responded to the allegations levelled by PDP's Iltija Mufti. PDP leader accused National Conference of having a "tacit understanding" with the BJP.
Addressing a gathering here today, CM Yogi also thanked the Calcutta High Court for ordering the deployment of central forces "immediately" in Murshidabad.
Around 150 families in Kattukollai village in Tamil Nadu's Vellore have received a notice from Kilandai Masjid and Hazarath Syed Ali Sultan Sha Dargha from Virinchipuram claiming the land as Waqf.
BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, addressing the recent violence in West Bengal during protests against the Waqf Act, slammed West Bengal Chief Minister.