The Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 has now passed from the Rajya Sabha after passing from the Lok Sabha. The bill cast 128 votes while 95 members voted against it. Waqf law is just one step away. Now it will be sent to the President, after getting approval from there, this law will be made. After completion of the discussion on the Waqf Bill in the Rajya Sabha, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said, the Waqf Board is a statutory body and should be secular. There will be no loss of a single Muslim with this bill. Crores of Muslims are going to benefit.
What did Kiren Rijiju say?
After completion of the discussion on the Waqf Bill in the Rajya Sabha, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju assured that no non -Muslim will interfere in the religious activities of Muslims. Rijiju said, ‘You want only Muslims to sit in the Waqf Board. If there is a dispute with Hindu or any other religion, how will it be decided. This type of body should be secular. If there are four people in it, then how can they change the decision. He can just use his expertise. You should never forget that if you declare Waqf once, then your status cannot be changed. Once A Waqf, Allways a Waqf ‘.
Kiren Rijiju said- on the CAA, who said that after its passage, the citizenship of Muslims will be taken away. Somebody’s citizenship took away. This bill will be passed today and there is no loss of any one Muslim, crores of Muslims are going to benefit. The Waqf Board is a legal body and should be secular.
What did Rajya Sabha leader Opposition Kharge say?
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said on the Waqf Bill that this bill has been brought with the aim of harassing minorities. He said that the fundamental elements that were in the 1995 Act have been included, but many such things have also been added which should not have happened. Kharge pointed to many flaws of this bill and described it as harmful in the interest of minorities.
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In the last few years, he cited the budget allocation and expenses of the Ministry of Minorities, saying that the budget has been reduced from 4000 crores to 2800 crores. Also, the government also criticized that they are not using the allotted budget properly. Kharge also said that the government has stopped five important schemes of the minority community and despite this, big things are being done about Pasmanda and women.
This news is being updated.
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