Tag Archives: Waqf (Amendment) Bill

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill which was passed by both houses of parliament after heated debates. The new law has been challenged in the Supreme Court by the Congress, AIMIM, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with separate petitions. The new …

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has become the third opposition party after the Congress and Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM to challenge the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Supreme Court as the controversial legislation awaits the President’s assent after clearing both Houses of the Parliament. The proposed legislation that seeks …

New Delhi: AIMIM chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill which was passed by the Rajya Sabha last night. One of the main contentions of Mr Owaisi was the inclusion of non-Muslim members in Waqf councils and state boards. In …

New Delhi: Two key Janata Dal (United) leaders resigned from the party headed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the party’s support to the passing of the Waqf Amendment Bill. In a letter to Nitish Kumar, senior JD(U) leader Mohammed Qasim Ansari said the party supporting the Centre on …

New Delhi: The decision of secular parties like Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party and Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United to support the contentious Waqf Amendment Bill has raised eyebrows in political circles. But at the bottom of it was BJP’s efforts to secure support on contentious issues from coalition partners, …

New Delhi: Asaduddin Owaisi, chief of AIMIM and the MP from Hyderabad, today held a symbolic protest against the Waqf Bill, citing the example of Mahatma Gandhi. Participating in the debate on the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, Mr Owaisi had cited the example of Mahatma Gandhi while he …

New Delhi: Lok Sabha is set to witness a marathon debate today as Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has introduced the Waqf Amendment Bill, which has sparked heated political exchanges over the past few weeks Here’s your 10-point cheat sheet to this big story The legislation aims to amend the …

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his personal intervention to withdrawal of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which was introduced in parliament today for debate and passing. All the non-NDA parties, including Mr Stalin’s DMK, have united to block the bill. …