Hitting out on the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) authorities over tabling of the Waqf Modification Invoice within the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Muslim clerics and Opposition events termed it an try to ‘loot’ Waqf properties and a bid to divert the eye of the nation from core points.
Uttar Pradesh BJP Minority Morcha chief Kunwar Basit Ali distributing sweets on the BJP workplace in Lucknow on Wednesday. (Mustaq Khan/HT)
However, the BJP Minority Morcha celebrated the event by distributing sweets on the occasion workplace in Lucknow.
Tabling the Waqf (Modification) Invoice, 2025, within the Lok Sabha, Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday mentioned the laws has nothing to do with faith, however offers solely with properties.
Islamic Centre of India chairman and All India Muslim Private Regulation Board member Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali has mentioned, “Whatever the Minority Welfare Minister said in Parliament was also very unfortunate as none of the objections raised by us was considered by JPC.”
“The bill, if passed (in the Lok Sabha), will go to Rajya Sabha and there also if it is passed, somehow then we will approach the legal way. Our legal experts have pointed out legal loopholes in the amendments, which are violative of Articles 14, 25, 26 and 29 (of the Constitution). We are sure that Honourable Court will give us justice. The AIMPLB executive committee will decide if there will be any kind of protest against this bill or not,” Khalid Rasheed added.
For his half, UP chief of BJP Minority Morcha, Kunwar Basit Ali mentioned, “This is after 70 years that with the consultation of 1 crore people, amendments have been introduced in the Waqf Bill and that is commendable. The politics of appeasement won’t be possible now. Backwards, women and all sects of the Muslims will get their due representation now in the Waqf.”
Samajwadi Celebration nationwide president Akhilesh Yadav termed it as a gimmick to divert consideration from different points.
“The Bhartiya Janata Party keeps bringing such bills to hide its failure and to deliberately start a debate on such issues. They also want that questions should not be asked about the list of the deceased and missing people at the Prayagraj Kumbh,” Yadav mentioned.
“To hide their failures, the BJP keeps on bringing such bills, this time they have come up with Waqf Bill. For those whom this bill is being introduced, they are not being heard. What could be a bigger injustice than this?”
Uttar Pradesh minority welfare minister Om Prakash Rajbhar mentioned that sturdy and well-off Muslims have been taking away the rights of weaker and poor Muslims by means of Waqf.
“The Opposition parties are opposing the Waqf Amendment Bill because the strong Muslims have the most control of the Waqf property which benefits the opposition parties. They do not want to benefit the common Muslims. The NDA government wants to give the rights to Muslims of India by passing the Waqf Amendment Bill,” he mentioned.