PDP To Method Supreme Court docket, Backs All India Muslim Private Regulation Board’s Stand On Waqf Regulation
PDP President Mehbooba Mufti has introduced that her get together will strategy the Supreme Court docket and absolutely assist the All India Muslim Private Regulation Board’s stance on the controversial Waqf Invoice. Talking to the media, the previous Chief Minister mentioned the commotion within the Meeting revealed that the Nationwide Convention (NC) and the BJP are on the identical web page relating to the Waqf Modification Invoice. She additionally criticized the Chief Minister for the “pink carpet” welcome prolonged to Union Minister Kiren Rijiju.
The PDP chief accused the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister of endorsing a “divisive agenda” by warmly welcoming Union Minister Kiren Rijiju to the area, simply days after the Waqf Modification Invoice was handed in Parliament. Launching a scathing assault, Mehbooba alleged that the Chief Minister’s conduct not solely mirrored political insensitivity but in addition despatched a chilling message to India’s Muslim inhabitants.
“After bulldozing the Waqf Modification Invoice via Parliament, Minister Kiren Rijiju strategically selected to go to Kashmir. He was given a red-carpet welcome by the Chief Minister of India’s solely Muslim-majority state—a transfer clearly designed to ship a message to the 24 crore Muslims throughout India that their views maintain little worth, and that the CM of a Muslim-majority state are aligned with the BJP,” she mentioned.
The previous Chief Minister additional alleged that the disruption within the Meeting was a deliberate try and sabotage the dialogue of different necessary payments that had been tabled through the session. “The Chief Minister’s actions have solely deepened the disconnect between the federal government and the folks he claims to signify. Moderately than standing with them, he selected optics and political comfort,” she mentioned.
Mehbooba additionally accused the Nationwide Convention of betraying the nation’s Muslim group. “By internet hosting Kiren Rijiju on the Tulip Backyard, they’ve signalled that the J&Ok authorities stands with the BJP on the Waqf Invoice and never towards it. It’s unlucky that the ruling benches sabotaged the dialogue within the Meeting,” she added.
She additional mentioned that the PDP is at present consulting with authorized consultants and can strategy the Supreme Court docket to problem the Waqf amendments.
“We absolutely assist the All India Muslim Private Regulation Board’s stand on the Waqf Invoice. We might not be allowed to protest right here, however we stand with them utterly,” Mehbooba mentioned.
