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New Delhi: After Lok Sabha passes the Waqf bill, Rajya Sabha on Thursday discussed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, members of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) voiced their support for the legislation, expressing confidence in its passage while launching a scathing attack on the Opposition for “creating confusion” and “setting false narratives” regarding the bill.
Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Chirag Paswan, along with Union Minister and Republican Party of India (Athawale) president Ramdas Athawale, expressed their backing for the bill, highlighting that it was passed in the Lok Sabha just 12 hours earlier.
“Everything introduced by the Modi government seems unconstitutional to the Opposition; it becomes a black day. Just like today, there was a black day during CAA, Article 370, and even the whole Lok Sabha election was a black day for them,” LJP chief Chirag Paswan said at Parliament premises.
Taking aim at the Opposition, Paswan accused them of misleading people about the bill’s intent.
“Most of the opposition leaders spread confusion by giving generalised statements yesterday that this bill is against Muslims. If the system is being strengthened and made transparent for pro-poor Muslims and women, then why are they getting upset? It is natural for those who had made Waqf a hub of corruption to be concerned.” he said.
He also took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for being absent during both the discussion on the Waqf Bill and the debate on the President’s Rule in Manipur.
“The LoP himself was absent when the bill was being introduced in the Parliament yesterday. He was also absent when Manipur was being discussed… If the Congress was so concerned, then they should have made a Muslim Chief Minister in Bihar once,” he added.
Meanwhile, RPI (Athawale) chief, Ramdas Athawale said, “I think the opposition tries to create confusion, and this bill is not an attack on Muslims. The bill has been passed in Lok Sabha with 288 votes…My party fully supports the bill… It will be passed in the Rajya Sabha. It’s a revolutionary step taken by the PM for the Muslims. I thank the govt for this,” Athwale shared.
The Lok Sabha sat beyond midnight to pass the bill, with Speaker Om Birla later announcing the division’s result. “Subject to correction, Ayes 288, Noes 232. The majority is in favour of the proposal,” he said.
