US EditionWaqf amendment Bill an attack on Constitution, says Opposition
- The Opposition INDIA bloc claimed the Waqf amendment Bill is an attack on the basic structure of the Constitution, aiming to polarize and divide the country by religion.
- Akhilesh Yadav asserted the Bill attempts to conceal the failures of the BJP government, suggesting it is introduced to manage votes due to a decline in their vote share, particularly in Uttar Pradesh.
- Gaurav Gogoi accused the government of seeking to dilute the Constitution and disenfranchise minorities, further claiming that the Bill undermines Article 26.
- J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and several political leaders denounced the Bill, claiming it disempowers Muslims and stating that targeting the Waqf is very unfortunate.
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Waqf amendment Bill an attack on Constitution, says Opposition
Waqf Bill in Parliament: Gaurav Gogoi said the government’s aim was to ‘disenfranchise’ the minorities, while Akhilesh Yadav said this Bill would be the BJP’s ‘waterloo’ as though NDA allies were supporting the Bill, they were actually very unhappy
Anurag Thakur calls Waqf Bill an attack on injustice, says 'cannot allow another partition of country'
Ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur launched a sharp attack on the Opposition during a debate on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, declaring that India "cannot allow another partition" of the country. "India has seen a partition in 1947. That partition happened because of one family and one party. Today, we will not allow a second partition in the name of land jihad. We will not allow it to happen. India needs freedom f…
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