RB News World Latest News
Related Articles
The Waqf Amendment Act has been passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Let us tell you that Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju introduced this bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. There was a debate between the ruling party and the opposition on this bill throughout the day. The proceedings of the Lok Sabha were also extended regarding the debate on the bill. Finally, voting took place on the Waqf Amendment Act late at night and the bill was passed.
How many votes in favor and against?
In the final voting to pass the Waqf Amendment Act in the Lok Sabha, a total of 288 votes were cast in favor of the bill. At the same time, 232 votes were cast against the bill. With this, all the amendments of the opposition have been rejected. Now this bill will go to the Rajya Sabha where it will be discussed and then voting will be done to pass it.
Owaisi tore the copy of the bill
On the Waqf Amendment Bill issue, AIMIM party chief Asaduddin Owaisi said in the Lok Sabha – “The Waqf al Aulad rule in this bill is a violation of Article 25. This law has been brought to create a dispute between Hindus and Muslims in the country. It has been brought to increase the dispute between the people of both religions. The purpose of this bill is only to humiliate and disgrace Muslims and make them second class citizens. Mahatma Gandhi had torn the law of South Africa, so I also tear it.” After this, Asaduddin Owaisi tore the copy of the Constitution Amendment Bill.
Owaisi did an unconstitutional thing by tearing the bill – Jagdambika Pal
Jagdambika Pal, chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Amendment Bill and BJP MP, said during the ongoing debate in the Lok Sabha – “Asaduddin Owaisi calls this bill unconstitutional, but he has done an unconstitutional thing by tearing the bill. I want to ask him why did he tear the bill?
Read what the politicians said on the passing of the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday amid strong opposition from members of various opposition parties. The bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 8 last year, but due to opposition from the opposition, it was sent to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). After this, the amended bill was introduced, which was passed by the House. Now the leaders have given different reactions to this bill.
- Rahul Gandhi termed it a weapon, while Giriraj Singh said that through this bill the government has corrected the mistake of the Congress.
- Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi said “The Waqf (Amendment) Bill is a weapon aimed at marginalising Muslims and usurping their personal laws and property rights. This attack on the Constitution by the RSS, BJP and their allies is targeted at Muslims today but sets a precedent for targeting other communities in future. The Congress party strongly opposes this law as it attacks the basic idea of India and violates Article 25, the right to religious freedom.”
- Union Minister Giriraj Singh said, “We have corrected the mistakes made by the Congress in 2013 in the name of appeasement politics and taken care of the poor and women. We hope that in future the poor will get the rights to their land.”
- BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “I am satisfied that a historic decision has been taken and the Waqf (Amendment) Bill has been passed. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill will benefit poor Muslims.”
- Samajwadi Party MP Mohibullah Nadvi said, “A worse law has never been made for Muslims in this country. This bill has been passed by ignoring the Constitution. Very serious questions will be raised in the country about this bill.”
- Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske said, “AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi was trying to become the ‘messiah’ of Muslims. He tore the copy of the bill. Leaders of TMC, SP, Congress, DMK did a drama to show themselves as leaders of minorities. The opposition did its job and did everything to mislead the Muslim community.”
- TMC MP Mahua Moitra said, “There is a difference of only fifty votes here and you can understand how unpopular and against the mandate of the people this bill is. It is only because of the party whip and two colleagues that they managed to get it passed. This is a very dark day for the secular democracy of India, where the government has come up with a bill which is unfair and against fundamental rights. The amendments are affecting the Muslim community very badly.”
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 8, 2024. After the opposition expressed opposition, the bill was sent to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the same day. After holding several meetings, the JPC proposed several amendments in the bill. The Union Cabinet gave its approval to the 14 amendments proposed by the Joint Committee (JPC) of Parliament in the meeting. The report of the JPC headed by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal was presented in Parliament on February 13 amid uproar and walkout by opposition parties. After 14 amendments, the bill was passed late on Wednesday night. A total of 288 votes were cast in favour of the bill in the Lok Sabha. At the same time, 232 votes were cast against the bill.
Waqf Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha, now there will be agni pariksha in Rajya Sabha, know what is the number game
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 amid strong opposition from members of various opposition parties. 288 MPs voted in favour of this bill while 232 votes were cast against the bill. Opposition MPs gave more than 100 amendment proposals against the bill during the discussion, but all the amendments of the opposition were dropped during the voting. During the discussion, the government said that if it had not brought the Waqf Amendment Bill, many buildings including the Parliament House would have gone to the Delhi Waqf Board and if the Waqf properties were properly managed during the Congress regime, then not only the fate of Muslims but also the country would have changed.
Talking about the number game in the Rajya Sabha, the total number of members present is 236. The support of 119 MPs is needed to pass the Waqf Amendment Bill. Including nominated and independent members, the NDA figure reaches 125. If we talk about opposition parties, they have 95 members. There are 16 members on whom the suspense still remains. Let us know what is the number game in Rajya Sabha.
Support Waqf Bill (NDA)
- BJP 98
- JDU 4
- NCP 3
- TDP 2
- JDS 1
- RPI (Athawale) -1
- Shiv Sena 1
- AGP 1
- RLD 1
- UPPL 1
- RLM 1
- PMK 1
- TMC-M 1
- NPP 1
- Independent 2
- Nominated 6
Total 125
Oppose Waqf Bill (India Alliance)
- Congress 27
- TMC 13
- DMK 10
- SP 4
- AAP 10
- YSRC 7
- RJD 5
- JMM 3
- CPIM 4
- CPI 2
- IUML 2
- NCP-Pawar 2
- Shiv Sena-UBT 2
- AGM 1
- MDMK 1
- KCM 1
- Independent 1
Total 95
Suspense over Waqf Bill
- BRS 4
- BJD 7
- AIADMK 4
- BSP 1
Total 16
No interference in religious work
Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, while placing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha for discussion and passage, also said that through this, the government and the Waqf Board will not interfere in any religious work of any religious institution including mosques. Rejecting the claims of opposition parties against the Waqf Amendment Bill, he said that when a comprehensive law was made in 1995 with several amendments, no one said that it was unconstitutional and illegal. Rijiju said, “Today when we are bringing it after improving it, it seems unconstitutional.
Rein will be imposed on those who sell Waqf properties
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that this law is being brought to get out of it those who sell Waqf properties. He said that the purpose of this amendment bill is to catch those who rent out Waqf land for hundred years at a very low price. Shah said, “The Waqf Board will catch this money which is stolen.” Targeting the opposition parties, he said that the collusion going on in his state (for Waqf land) will not work now. The Home Minister said, “They say do not keep accounts of it (Waqf property), but this money is for the poor of the country and not for the rich to steal.” Shah claimed that within four years of the bill becoming a law, the Muslim brothers will know that this law is in their benefit.
SP and Congress said – the problem will increase
SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav said in the Lok Sabha that the government brought the Waqf (Amendment) Bill to cover up its failure and this is the “political stubbornness” of the ruling BJP and “a new form of its communal politics”. While participating in the discussion on the bill, he said that the issues related to Wakf which were to be decided have not been given importance in this bill. Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi alleged in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the government has its eyes on the land of a particular community. He claimed that if the existing Wakf law is amended, litigation will increase in the country. While beginning the discussion on the Wakf (Amendment) Bill in the House, he said that he is not saying that amendment is not needed, but amendment should be done and “we are not against it.” Gogoi said, “This should be done to make the law stronger but this bill will increase problems in the country, issues will increase and litigation will also increase.”
