Kiren Rijiju tables Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha (Screengrab) | X/@PTI_News
Waqf (Amendment) Bill passes with 288 votes; 232 vote against; although PM Modi skipped voting.
Slamming the opposition parties for terming Waqf Amendment Bill as “unconstitutional”, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the law relating to Waqf property has been in existence for decades and has not been struck down by courts and such words should not be used lightly.
Replying to a marathon debate on Lok Sabha that lasted almost 12 hours, Rijiju said that after the bill is passed, the poor in the Muslim community will thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The House sat beyond midnight to pass the bill.
This is a breaking news more details awaited.
