As the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly continued to witness uproar over the Waqf Amendment Act, Awami Ittehad Party MLA Khursheed Ahmad Sheikh on Tuesday accused the ruling National Conference of having a "fixed match" with the BJP.
Earlier, multiple MLAs, including from the ruling National Conference had demanded a discussion on the recently passed reforms to the Waqf Board. PDP had also moved a resolution urging the Central government to repeal the act, however that resolution was not voted on earlier today.
"The MLAs represent more than 70 lakh people. They want there should be a discussion in the House for Muslims too...Our rights are being taken away every day, from 5th August (2019) till date. This was confined to Jammu and Kashmir until now. But now, this is being extended to Muslims across
"Speaker sir has the pleasure of NC, He is the speaker of the National Conference. He was chosen by the party, if the party feels that he is obstructing, then bring no confidence (motion) change him and bring a new speaker, otherwise it reeks of theatre. People will taking us intro confiden
PDP President Mehbooba Mufti condemned the Act, asserting that it goes beyond religious matters and represents a direct assault on the rights, beliefs, and dignity of the country's crores of Muslims.
Opposition parties, including the People's Democratic Party and the Awami Ittehad Party had moved for an adjournment motion to discuss the Waqf Act, which was then subsequently denied by the Speaker under Rule 58 of the house. PDP MLA Waheed Para was marshalled out of the Assembly premise
Meanwhile, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, the largest body of Islamic scholars in India, has moved to the Supreme Court, challenging the "constitutional validity" of the new law.
Karnataka minister Ramappa Timmapur attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its protest against the state government. He said that if the BJP has any guts and is concerned about the people, then they should protest against the Modi government.