Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal hit out at BJP, saying If the Centre wants to make changes, it should do so in the Hindu Code Bill.
While talking to the news agency, ANI, Kapil Sibal said, “What has their politics since 2014 been? They talk about Love Jihad, flood jihad, ‘thook’ jihad, and the UCC… Their modus operandi is to keep the Muslim issue burning for their political gains… The 1995 Waqf Bill gave reservation to a minimum of 2 women in the Waqf Board, and this bill gives reservation to a maximum of two women… If they want to make changes, they should do so in the Hindu Code Bill… If the property belongs to me, how can someone usurp it?… If it is usurped, then it cannot be called Waqf… If I give away half of my properties to Waqf, no one should have a problem with that.”
‘BJP is fuelling communal polarisation‘
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Syed Naseer Hussain on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of fuelling communal polarisation and spreading misinformation over the Waqf Amendment Bill.
Addressing the Rajya Sabha during the discussion on the bill, Hussain stated the legislation was based on “total falsity” and on a “misinformation campaign” by the BJP.
“You do communal polarisation, and then you accuse us of doing polarisation… This bill is based on total falsity, and a misinformation campaign has been built in the last six months. BJP’s fake factory is involved in spreading misinformation,” Hussain charged.
Legitimacy of Waqf properties
He further defended the legitimacy of Waqf properties, stating, “Those properties exist even today and are in long usage; that is the proof of them being in Waqf… There is ‘Waqf by user’, ‘temple by user’, ‘gurudwara by user’,” questioning, “How will you ask for proof for all? How will you ask for proof of age-old places?”
He further accused the BJP of inciting riots and making vote banks. “They’re trying to incite riots and make their vote bank,” Hussain said.
Waqf Amendment Bill 2025
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 aims to improve governance by enhancing transparency in property management, streamlining coordination between Waqf Boards and local authorities and Ensuring stakeholder rights are protected.
