‘Opposition misleading Muslims …’: Govt defends proposed changes in Waqf Act; Congress links it to assembly elections | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Thursday witnessed sharp exchanges between the government and the opposition as Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju introduced the Waqf (Amendment) Bill to “correct the wrongs done by the Congress in the past.” The government justified the proposed amendments and said it aimed to empower the marginalised groups within…

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‘For welfare of Muslims’ or ‘Draconian’? Key amendments, concerns raised in Lok Sabha on Waqf Amendment Bill | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: “Not running away from discussion or scrutiny” were the words of minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday as he referred the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to a joint Parliamentary committee for further discussion.The Bill was tabled in Lok Sabha with the aim to amend the Waqf Act, 1995, to address the 2013…

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