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2 days ago
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'Use Muslims As Vote Bank, Keep Them Poor': Rijiju Blasts Congress For Opposing Waqf Law
Last Updated: Minister Kiren Rijiju crticised Congress and other parties for opposing Waqf Law. He asserted the Modi government's stance of "appeasement to none, justice to all." Union Minister Kiren Rijiju condemned the Congress and other parties for opposing the new Waqf Bill. He said that unlike BJP, other parties treat Muslim Community as their vote bank. However, he added, Modi government believes in 'appeasement to none, justice to all". Speaking to the PTI Video, Rijiju said Parliament's job is to make law and 'the Supreme Court can definitely interpret it in the right way." As the apex court has reserved the interim orders on three key issues after hearing both sides in the Waqf case, Rijiju said he will not make any preemptive statement as the matter is in the court. 'We are very confident that whatever we have done is as per law and as per the provisions and spirit of the Constitution. I am very confident that the role of Parliament will not be taken away," he told PTI. Rijiju also commented on AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi's dejection to the new Waqf law and said he is opposing it out of compulsion. 'The main problem is what I tell you. Some of these leaders, including the Congress party, have treated the Muslims as a vote bank. When you start taking and making a community as a vote bank, then you become irrational. 'Then you put them into one bracket, that good or bad doesn't matter, they will all be rhetorical," the minister added. Union Minister further said those who are opposing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, are only trying to keep the Muslims poor and ensure that they remain as their vote bank. 'Our thinking is opposite to that. Ours is appeasement to none, justice to all," Rijiju said. There are many within the Muslim community, lots of groups, women, children and backward communities who have not gotten any benefit out of the Waqf properties, the minister told PTI on Friday. 'So, India's Waqf properties you know very well are the highest number of Waqf properties in the world. More than 9,70,000 Waqf properties are there which must be put into use for the purpose for which those properties were created," Rijiju said. The Waqf (Amendment) Act was passed by Parliament in April and subsequently came into force through a government notification. While the BJP-led NDA had rallied in support of the Bill, the opposition INDIA bloc united in opposing it. view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
21-05-2025
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- Time of India
Waqf Law Supreme Court Hearing:CJI BR Gavai ने किया खजुराहो मंदिर का जिक्र, Kapil Sibal ने पूछे सवाल
ऐश्वर्या शुक्ला Authored by: | Navbharat Times• 21 May 2025, 11:34 pm Waqf Law Supreme Court Hearing:CJI BR Gavai ने किया खजुराहो मंदिर का जिक्र, Kapil Sibal ने पूछे सवाल
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04-05-2025
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- Mint
Waqf Act Row: Centre has filed ‘false affidavit,' Muslim body tells SC ahead of crucial hearing. What is the charge?
Waqf Act Row: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government of submitting incorrect data in the Supreme Court in the ongoing case against the Waqf Law. The apex body of Muslim clerics in India has sought action against the officer concerned in the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs for filing what it calls a 'false affidavit'. The Board has objections to the Centre's statement that the number of Waqf properties uploaded to the central portal after 2013 has "shockingly increased by 116 per cent," news agency PTI reported. 'It appears that in its affidavit, the Union of India is suggesting that all the properties registered as Waqf before 2013 were immediately uploaded on the WAMSI portal, when it became operational. At page 158, the first column with the title 'number of properties in 2013' to say that the number of Waqf properties reflected therein were the only registered properties is mischievous,' the AIMPLB has informed the Court through advocate Talha Abdul Rahman ahead of a crucial hearing in the case scheduled for May 5. Centre has filed its 1,332-page preliminary affidavit in the Supreme Court seeking dismissal of petitions challenging the constitutional validity ofWaqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The Centre pointed out a "mischievous false narrative" surrounding certain provisions of the law. The government claimed a "shocking increase" of 116 per cent in the number of Waqf properties in the country since 2013. It also opposed the arguments over the necessary registration of "Waqf by user" properties till April 8, saying if the provision is interfered with by an interim order, it would amount to the "creation of a legislative regime by a judicial order". The SC had on April 17 granted the Centre a week's time to file a response to the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the controversial law. "The deponent of the counter-affidavit has not been candid to this court and, it appears, has carefully avoided making a statement that 'all the registered Waqf properties were uploaded on the web portal in the year 2013'. Since this crucial aspect is missing in the affidavit, the sanctity of this chart itself is seriously doubtful," the AIMPLB has said. The Board said that the deponent (the officer who filed the affidavit) must file an affidavit and state that the number of properties reflected on the WAMSI) portal contained all the registered Waqfs as on 2013. "Thus, the claim that there has been a 'shocking' increase in the number of Waqf properties since 2013 is a claim that is unsupported and amounts to scurrilous allegation in pleading. This Hon'ble court has the power to strike off such pleadings," the board has said. It assured the court that until then, waqf, including waqf-by-user, will neither be denotified nor its character changed. The concept of 'Waqf-by-user' refers to a practice where a property is recognised as Waqf based on its long-term, uninterrupted use for such purposes, even if there isn't a formal registration. The Supreme Court had fixed the next hearing in the case for the week commencing May 5, when the responses of the Centre, states, and petitioners opposing the Act will be filed. The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, that came into force earlier this month, was challenged by a batch of petitions. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha passed the bill during the recently concluded Budget Session of Parliament. President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the proposed law on April 5. The claim that there has been a 'shocking' increase in the number of Waqf properties since 2013 is unsupported and amounts to scurrilous allegation in pleading. First Published: 4 May 2025, 07:28 AM IST
