Kiren Rijiju moves Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha

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Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Thursday (Aug 8) moved the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 within the Lok Sabha. The Congress adversarial the Bill, announcing it became as soon as in opposition to the Constitution.

The invoice proposes amendments to the Waqf Act, 1995, aiming to “effectively” tackle disorders pertaining to the powers of Recount Waqf Boards, the Central Waqf Council, the registration and watch of Waqf properties, and the elimination of encroachments.

Attack on Spiritual Freedom

The opposition occasions within the INDIA bloc, including the Congress, Samajwadi Earn together (SP), DMK and NCP (SCP), adversarial the invoice.

Supriya Sule of the NCP (SCP) requested Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to either withdraw the invoice or sent it for scrutiny to a Residence committee.

“We’re Hindus, nonetheless we also admire the faiths of alternative religions. This invoice is particularly aimed at the Maharashtra and Haryana elections. You do no longer realise that the folk of India taught you a lesson final time. Here is an attack on the federal machine,” acknowledged Congress MP KC Venugopal within the Decrease Residence.

Rajiv Ranjan of the Janata Dal (United) answered to Venugopal’s remarks by stating that the invoice targets to introduce transparency in Waqf Board administration and doesn’t plot any explicit faith.

“How is it in opposition to Muslims? This rules is being made to bring transparency…The opposition is evaluating it with temples, they are diverting from the main subject. KC Venugopal (Congress) ought to snort how thousands of Sikhs had been killed…which taxi driver killed Indira Gandhi? Now, they are talking about minorities,” Lallan Singh acknowledged.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav slammed the Waqf Bill acknowledged, “I if reality be told like heard in lobby that this govt is snatching your rights also. We will have the opportunity to fight for you.”

Responding to this, Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah hit out announcing, “Speaker’s rights are no longer good yours nonetheless of your entire dwelling. You’re no longer any Rights Custodian.”

Whereas, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi acknowledged, “This invoice violates the tips of Articles 14, 15 and 25 of the Constitution. This invoice is both discriminatory and arbitrary…By bringing this invoice, you (the Central govt) are doing the work of dividing the nation no longer uniting it. This invoice is an explanation of the reality that you are an enemy of the Muslims.”

(With inputs from businesses)