Kiren Rijiju Defends Waqf Bill In Parliament, Says ‘We Are Not Running Away Anywhere’

New Delhi: In a preferable announcement amid the opposition outrage within the Parliament on Thursday, Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has talked about the Waqf (Change) Invoice does now not intend to intervene with the freedom of any non secular body and that no provision of the Structure has been violated.

Responding to objections raised by a sequence opposition members on the introduction of the invoice in Lok Sabha, he talked about Waqf Act 1995 did now not serve its cause, thus the modification was deliberate.

“I prefer to notify Congress these amendments are being supplied to revenue what you (Congress) couldn’t,” he talked about.

Speaking in LS on Waqf (Change) Invoice, 2024, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju says, “…We do not seem to be strolling away anyplace. So, if this have acquired to be observed any committee, I may want to speak about on behalf of my govt – a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) be fashioned, this Invoice be observed it & detailed dialogue be held…”

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Defending the amendments, Rijiju talked about a joint parliamentary committee had inspired that Waqf Act 1995 must be re-looked. He talked about the opposition was opposing for the sake of politics.

Waqf Change Invoice Brought In Lok Sabha

Opposition parties including the Congress, DMK, NCP, Trinamool Congress and AIMIM strongly opposed the introduction of the invoice, pronouncing its provisions were in opposition to federalism and the constitutional provisions. Even as some members demanded the withdrawal of the invoice, many urged that must be sent to a standing committee.

Rijijiu agreed to the requisites for in addition to scrutiny of the invoice by a parliamentary committee.

“We do not seem to be strolling away anyplace. So, if this have acquired to be observed any committee, I may want to speak about on behalf of my govt – a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) be fashioned, this Invoice be observed it & detailed dialogue be held,” he talked about.

Rijijiu gave a detailed reply to the functions raised by opposition parties and talked about the federal govt was showing on requisites made by a panel constituted when the Congress-led UPA govt was in electricity. He also supplied the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Invoice, 2024 which seeks to repeal the Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923.

The Waqf (Change) Invoice, 2024, Waqf Act affords for the renaming of the Waqf Act, 1995, just because the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Effectivity and Enchancment Act, 1995.

It seeks to definitely define “waqf” as waqf by any man or girl practising Islam for not lower than five years and having ownership of such property and be particular advent of Waqf-alal-aulad does now not lead to the denial of inheritance rights to women.

It also seeks to omit the provisions involving the “waqf by user”, supply the functions of the Survey Commissioner to the Collector or the other officer now not below the rank of Deputy Collector duly nominated by the Collector for the survey of waqf properties, supply for a broad-based composition of the Central Waqf Council and the State Waqf Boards and be particular representation of Muslim women and non-Muslims.

Per the announcement of objects and causes, the invoice seeks to supply for the establishment of a separate Board of Auqaf for Boharas and Aghakhanis.

(With inputs from prone)