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Kerala: Asserting that the Waqf Amendment Act will facilitate “justice” for everyone, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that the entire Muslim community cannot be “blamed” for some Muslim leaders who occupied Waqf properties.
Speaking with the reporters Rijihu stated, “I was already aware of the Munambam case. I have seen the suffering of the 604 families who have been facing difficulties here for so many years. The Waqf Amendment Act, which we brought to solve their problem, has also been passed; this will help a lot in the solution.”
“I have also assured them that we will help them overcome their difficulties. Some Muslim leaders have occupied Waqf properties, we cannot blame the entire Muslim community for this. Some people occupied all the properties, even Muslims, poor, women did not get the benefit of Waqf properties… We are facilitating justice for everyone.”
Earlier today, Rijiju said that the Waqf Amendment Act is not targeted towards Muslims, and a false narrative has been spread that the Union Government is against the community.
Rijiju said that land in India is a very “precious” thing, and if we lose it, then everything is lost. In India, there should not be any provision for anyone to “forcefully and unilaterally take away someone’s land.”
Ever since the Waqf Amendment Bill was passed in parliament, there has been widespread protest in the country. The protests even led to violence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad and Jangipur, after which the central security forces were deployed in the violence-hit areas following the order of the Calcutta High Court.
Three people were killed in Dhuliyan in the aftermath of mob violence against the Waqf (Amendment) Act in the Murshidabad district, West Bengal Police said. Several vehicles were torched on Friday night. Security has been heightened in the area, and as per the Bengal Police, the situation is now under control.
The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, came into force on April 8.
