A bunch of individuals from the Muslim neighborhood staged a protest outdoors the residence of Mumbai Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday within the wake of the social gathering’s MP’s absence throughout the introduction of latest insurance policies. Non secular Endowments (Modification) Invoice Within the Home of the Individuals.
The invoice seeks to amend the waqf regulation to scale back the powers of waqf boards and councils, Opposed by Muslim leaders and opposition eventsthey claimed it was an “try to grab” land from the neighborhood.
A number of members of the Muslim neighborhood gathered in entrance of Thackeray’s residence ‘Matoshree’ in Bandra East and raised slogans.
authorities Introducing Non secular Endowments (Modification) Invoice in Lok Sabha Thursday. After intense debate, the difficulty was referred to a joint parliamentary group.
The BJP and the central authorities keep that the proposed amendments are geared toward bringing transparency within the governance of waqf properties. The opposition, nevertheless, known as it an try to focus on Muslims and an assault on the structure.
Quickly after Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the invoice within the Lok Sabha, India Bloc MPs raised objections. The Congress, Samajwadi Occasion, Nationwide Congress Occasion and different India Bloc companions opposed the invoice. Nevertheless, the absence of the Uddhav Thackeray-led social gathering, which can also be a member of the opposition alliance, appears to have angered the Muslim neighborhood in Maharashtra.
Throughout the debate within the Lok Sabha, Congress MP KC Venugopal filed a discover in opposition to the invoice, which he claimed violated the proper to non secular freedom and was eyeing the upcoming meeting elections in states, together with Maharashtra.
Samajwadi Occasion Chairman Akhilesh Yadav Name it an try to appease die-hard supporters of the BJP. “What’s the level of together with non-Muslims in waqf committees when different non secular teams don’t do the identical?” Yadav requested. NCP MP Supriya Sule additionally requested the federal government to “withdraw” the invoice.
Minister Rijiju, nevertheless, argued that the 1995 Waqf Legislation failed to attain its goal and the modification was vital as a result of Congress failed to attain the reforms it was supposed to attain. He stated “some folks have occupied the waqf committee” and the invoice was launched to “do justice to unusual Muslims”.
