Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday that the two main objectives of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill were to benefit the "poor" Muslims and "stop" the alleged looting and misuse of the Waqf property. Pics/Shadab Khan
Updated On: 2025-04-22 03:41 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
Rijiju said some misguided Muslims and politicians engaged in vote bank appeasement are opposing the Waqf (Amendment) Act
Rijiju, while addressing a press conference in Mumbai on Tuesday, said that the government would soon expose these elements
Rijiju hit back at West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over her refusal to implement the Waqf (Amendment) Act, stating that under a federal structure, a state cannot block a law passed by Parliament
Responding to Banerjee's remarks, the Minority Affairs Minister said, "We work under a federal structure. She can oppose the Act in theory, but she cannot say that she will not implement a law passed by Parliament in the state"
Rijiju also criticised the TMC chief for violence in Murshidabad over the Waqf Act
