Speaking in Rajya Sabha, the MP also asked why Advani, Murali Manohar Joshi, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Rajnath passed Waqf bill of 1995 with consensus if this law was draconian.
The Congress president said BJP was using Thakur to tarnish his image, but if the allegations against him are proven true, he would resign from Rajya Sabha.
The usual sensational headlines accompanied the build up to the Waqf Bill debate in the Lok Sabha—with ‘war’ being the most common description for the stand-off.
Leading the Oppn charge in waqf debate, Congress's Gaurav Gogoi accused Modi govt of using the Waqf bill to dilute the Constitution, divide and disenfranchise minority communities.
Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju moved the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2024 for passing in the House amid protests from the Opposition.
The amendment bill has been strongly criticised by the opposition, which repeatedly called it 'unconstitutional' and accused BJP's of attempting to 'snatch' the rights of Muslims.
Bill expected to be tabled in Parliament in second half of budget session. Cabinet incorporated most of the changes suggested by the JPC headed by BJP leader Jagdambika Pal.
One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.
Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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