‘Draconian, assault on freedom of faith’: Oppn targets Centre over Waqf Invoice | India Information

NEW DELHI: The Opposition led by the Congress get together on Thursday launched a fierce protest in opposition to the Modi 3.0 authorities’s proposal to amend the Wafq Boards Act.
As minority and parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju sought to desk the Invoice to amend the Waqf Act, Congress’s KC Venugopal disrupted the proceedings and constructed the case that the invoice was “unconstitutional”, sternly demanding that the invoice be withdrawn within the pursuits of saving the “federal system” of the nation.
The Allapuzha MP, who earlier within the day initiated a discover to oppose the introduction of the Invoice within the Lok Sabha, rose up and mentioned that permitting non-Muslims to be members of the Waqf Board is assault on the “freedom of faith”.

It is a draconian regulation and a basic assault on the Structure, Venugopal mentioned.
The MP additionally mentioned the saffron get together is constant with “divisive politics” regardless of folks giving them a “lesson” within the polls. The Congress chief additionally accused the BJP of selecting to maneuver this invoice selectively with a watch on elections in Maharashtra and Haryana. That is an assault on the federal system, KC Venugopal mentioned as he was allowed by the Speaker to talk on the tabling of the invoice.
“Subsequent you’ll go for Christians, then Jains…Folks of India is not going to purchase this sort of divisive politics now”, he charged.
Opposition members voice sturdy opposition
SP MP Akhilesh Yadav, who has gone tooth and nail after the Modi 3.0 authorities for the reason that proposal got here to mild, mentioned, “Some rights of Lok Sabha speaker too are being taken away, we should struggle for it”, to which dwelling minister Amit Shah responded, “Rights of Lok Sabha speaker just isn’t solely meant for the opposition, it is for your complete Lok Sabha”

Rampur MP of SP Mohibbullah additionally joined his chief and opposed the invoice warning that the nation will face grave penalties if this invoice is allowed to be tabled and mentioned that is” interfering with the faith”, whereas Sudip Bandopadhyay of TMC mentioned it’s “violative of Artwork 14, 25 & 26” of the Structure.
DMK MP Kanimozhi referred to as it a tragic day and accused the federal government of going in opposition to the Structure. It violates Artwork 25 & 26 of the Structure that enable folks to comply with their faith, she mentioned, including that this invoice is focusing on a specific spiritual group, Muslim minority.

“This invoice targets a specific spiritual group.”
NCP’s Supriya Sule too opposed the tabling of the invoice and and added that the MPs have been oblivious till they got here to know of it from media stories. The Baramati MP demanded that invoice be withdrawn due to its “divisive” nature. “I request the govt. to both withdraw this invoice utterly or ship it to a standing committee…Please don’t push agendas with out consultations. Nonetheless, parliamentary affairs minister irked by the declare rebutted saying it was circulated to MPs properly upfront.

AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi picked up the identical cue from his colleagues and mentioned that the invoice is in violation of all of the provisions of the Structure. The Hyderabad MP additionally mentioned it was an proof that the ruling authorities is in opposition to the pursuits of the Muslim.
“This invoice is each discriminatory and arbitrary…By bringing this invoice, the Central govt are doing the work of dividing the nation not uniting it”.

The proposed invoice seeks vital revisions to the Waqf boards’ governing regulation, aiming to amend the Wakf Act of 1995. Moreover, the Waqf (Modification) Invoice plans to rename the act to the Unified Waqf Administration, Empowerment, Effectivity, and Growth Act.