AIUDF (All India United Democratic Entrance) Chief Badruddin Ajmal stirred controversy on Wednesday, alleging that the Parliament constructing and surrounding areas in Delhi, together with Vasant Vihar and even the airport, have been constructed on Waqf property. Talking to reporters, Ajmal said that utilizing Waqf land with out permission is a critical situation, warning that the federal government may lose their Ministry as a result of ongoing Waqf Board controversy.
AIUDF Chief’s remarks got here after Union Minister Kiren Rijiju’s attraction on Wednesday for all MPs to again the Waqf (Modification) Invoice, 2024. Rijiju emphasised that India holds the most important variety of Waqf properties, which must be leveraged for the welfare of the Muslim group.
Rijiju wrote in a put up on X (previously Twitter) “We attraction to all MPs to assist the Waqf Modification Invoice. Parliament & Municipal buildings, Airports, cities & villages want safety. India has largest Waqf properties on the earth. We should use them for the welfare of girls, kids & backward teams inside Muslim group.”
BJP Slams AIUDF Chief
Slamming Badruddin Ajmal’s claims, BJP nationwide spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari stated, “Badruddin Ajmal is doing the politics of appeasement as a result of his complete vote financial institution voted for Congress on this Lok Sabha election and he misplaced the polls. However I wish to inform these leaders – don’t insult the Structure of the nation whereas indulging in your appeasement politics. Structure speaks of secularism and secularism states that we can’t lease out the sovereignty of the nation to any non-public physique. Whether it is as much as them, they might name each land, Waqf land. That’s the reason, the Authorities is attempting to carry Waqf Modification Act, in order that poor Muslims profit…”
#WATCH | Delhi: On AIUDF Chief Badruddin Ajmal’s “Parliament constructing constructed on Waqf property” assertion, BJP nationwide spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari says, “Badruddin Ajmal is doing the politics of appeasement as a result of his complete vote financial institution voted for Congress on this Lok Sabha… pic.twitter.com/gVJ25xQlqS
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Opposition MPs Protest Bias in Waqf Committee Assembly
In a associated improvement, opposition MPs have accused the Chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Modification) Invoice 2024 of violating parliamentary procedures. In a letter addressed to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the MPs claimed that the Committee’s Chairperson, Jagdambika Pal, performed proceedings in a biased and partisan method throughout a gathering held on October 14 in New Delhi.
