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BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad defends Waqf Bill, targets RJD, Gandhis
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad defends the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025, calling it constitutional and beneficial for marginalized groups. He criticizes RJD's opposition and questions Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi's silence on the matter.
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JD(U) supported Waqf Bill after its suggestions were included: party spoke
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
JD(U) leader Anjum Ara on Saturday said that her party supported the Waqf (Amendment) Bill only after its suggestions were accepted. Her explanation came amid the resignations in the party after its MPs voted in favour of the Bill in both the Houses of the Parliament.
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Congress, AIMIM leaders challenge Waqf Bill in Supreme Court over constitu
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Mohammad Jawed and AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi have moved the Supreme Court against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025, with Congress leader Hussain Dalwai highlighting its violation of constitutional rights.
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"Nitish Kumar's consistent work shows Bihar now seeks development": DyCM S
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Recently, five JD(U) leaders resigned from the party after it supported the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Parliament.
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"No Muslim leader will leave party": JD(U) MLC Khalid Anwar amid rift with
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
After the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill sparked a rift within the Janata Dal (United), party MLC Khalid Anwar on Saturday emphasised that the JD(U) is a secular and liberal party, asserting that all leaders continue to stand firmly behind Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
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AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan moves to Supreme Court challenging Waqf (Amendmen
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
AAP MLA Khan contends that the Bill curtails the religious and cultural autonomy of Muslims, enables arbitrary executive interference, and undermines minority rights to manage their religious and charitable institutions.
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"Will eliminate poverty from Uttar Pradesh in next 3 years": UP CM Adityan
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday pledged to eliminate poverty in the state within the next three years and make it the country's number one.
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All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board backs Waqf Amendment Bill
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board has expressed its support for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which has been passed by Parliament, and urged the government to bring transparency in the working of Waqf board and ensure rights to women.
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Would resolve previous grievances: Manohar Lal Khattar backs Waqf Amendmen
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"It was a one-sided act, which has been misused by a few people. If the properties (of Waqf) are better used, it would help the poor Muslims. Now, with the new bill, which will become an Act, all the previous grievances will be resolved," Khattar told ANI.
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"Now no one can rob lands in name of Waqf Board": UP CM Yogi Adityanath
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Now, no one can rob lands in the name of the Waqf Board... Public property and revenue lands will now be used to build schools, colleges, hospitals, or housing for the poor," Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said.
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Kerala CM Vijayan, Congress's Rahul Gandhi raise concerns over targeting o
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Saturday voiced alarm over the Waqf Amendment Bill, warning that it establishes a dangerous precedent beyond its immediate impact on Muslims.
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"If govt does something with intention of division and hatred, we'll prote
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"We are the opposition. If we ever see that the government is not doing justice and doing something with the intention of division and hatred, then we will stage protests. If a law has been made, then we have only one way: going to the Supreme Court. And we have done that..." Dikshit told AN
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