Economic system, Waqf Reforms, Minority Welfare: BJP, Opposition Conflict Over Flashpoints At Rising Bharat 2025 – News18
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Financial anxieties, minority rights, and institutional reforms took centre stage as Sudhanshu Trivedi, Priyanka Chaturvedi, and Imran Masood debated India’s future on the Rising Bharat Summit 2025
Sudhanshu Trivedi, Priyanka Chaturvedi, and Imran Masood (L-R) at Rising Bharat Summit 2025. (Picture: News18)
On the CNN-News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2025, the panel dialogue ‘Siyasat Ka Dharmsankat’ that includes BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, and Congress MP Imran Masood noticed a heated change on the financial system, minority rights, and the contentious Waqf reforms.
ECONOMY: BJP DEFENDS, OPPOSITION QUESTIONS
Sudhanshu Trivedi defended the federal government’s financial efficiency amid international headwinds, citing worldwide inventory market crashes and looming recession dangers as components past India’s management. “If there’s a storm within the international sea and different ships are sinking, you can not blame the captain if our ship faces turbulence,” he mentioned.
Imran Masood careworn that India ought to scale back dependence on international markets and strengthen its inner financial system. “Rahul Gandhi has lengthy spoken of constructing a production-based financial system. We should rely much less on others,” he mentioned, including that he had but to see main advantages like pharmaceutical tariff aid materialising on the bottom.
Priyanka Chaturvedi argued that the true fear was the affect on India’s exports. Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interplay with Donald Trump, she mentioned, “It’s not nearly being supplied a chair subsequent to international leaders. It’s about what occurs to our financial system in actual phrases. Are we getting any actual advantages from these high-profile international interactions?” She warned {that a} decline in exports would straight have an effect on India’s financial system.
WAQF REFORMS: CALLS FOR CHANGE, BUT DISAGREEMENT ON APPROACH
On the contentious Waqf reforms handed in Parliament, BJP’s Trivedi maintained that the adjustments had been aimed purely at higher land administration, not at interfering with non secular websites. “The mosque committees, dargahs, and graveyards are untouched. Solely the land administration has been restructured to deliver transparency,” he mentioned.
Masood countered that whereas reforms had been wanted, the present amendments risked legitimising encroachments. “You have got eliminated safeguards by altering the Limitation Act, making it simpler for land grabbers to say possession of Waqf land,” he warned.
Chaturvedi supported the concept of reforms however criticised the federal government’s selective strategy. “If we insist that non-Hindus can’t handle temple trusts, why is it effective to deliver non-Muslims into Waqf land administration? Reforms ought to uplift the group, not create new insecurities,” she mentioned. She added that whereas a few of Shiv Sena UBT’s urged amendments had been accepted, many had been ignored.
MINORITY WELFARE: WORDS VS ACTIONS
On minority welfare, Masood questioned whether or not the federal government’s actions matched its earlier guarantees, recalling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion about empowering Muslim youth with “a Quran in a single hand and a pc within the different.” He pointed to the discount in scholarships, restricted assist for madrasas, and funding cuts at Aligarh Muslim College (AMU). “There’s a hole between the dedication and the present scenario,” he mentioned.
Trivedi responded that India’s Waqf Board was the richest on the planet, with 39 lakh acres of land, however questioned why it had did not create vital instructional or social infrastructure for the poor. “Why are there no large universities or hospitals for Muslims funded by this huge land wealth?” he requested.
FLASHPOINTS
All through the session, a number of clear fault strains emerged between the BJP and the Opposition. On Waqf reforms, the BJP defended the adjustments as needed to enhance transparency, whereas the Opposition demanded stronger safeguards to guard minority rights and forestall political misuse. On the financial system, the BJP cited international recession dangers to clarify financial turbulence, whereas the Opposition raised considerations over declining exports and the necessity for stronger home resilience. On minority welfare, the Opposition alleged a mismatch between the federal government’s guarantees and actions, pointing to cuts in scholarships and funding for key establishments.
