Rahul Gandhi Says Waqf Invoice ‘Assaults’ Muslims, Units Precedent To ‘Goal Different Communities’ – News18
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Rahul Gandhi shared an article claiming that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) had now shifted focus to Catholic Church land after the profitable passage of the Waqf Invoice.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. (Picture/PTI)
Congress chief and Chief of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday reiterated that the Waqf (Modification) Invoice, which was cleared by each Homes of the Parliament, is a software for “attacking Muslims” and “units a precedent to focus on different communities” as effectively.
The Waqf (Modification) Invoice, which seeks to change the functioning of the Waqf board and properties, was handed within the Rajya Sabha with 128 votes in favour and 95 opposing it, following a 13-hour debate going previous midnight. It was cleared within the Lok Sabha in a 288-232 vote after a 12-hour debate.
Nonetheless, Rahul Gandhi shared an article on X, which claimed that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) had now shifted focus to Catholic Church land after the profitable passage of the Waqf Invoice.
“I had mentioned that the Waqf Invoice assaults Muslims now however units a precedent to focus on different communities sooner or later. It didn’t take lengthy for the RSS to show its consideration to Christians,” Gandhi mentioned within the put up. “The Structure is the one defend that protects our individuals from such assaults – and it’s our collective obligation to defend it.”
I had mentioned that the Waqf Invoice assaults Muslims now however units a precedent to focus on different communities sooner or later.It didn’t take lengthy for the RSS to show its consideration to Christians.
The Structure is the one defend that protects our individuals from such assaults – and it’s… pic.twitter.com/VMLQ22nH6t
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 5, 2025
Congress has vociferously slammed the Waqf Invoice as “unconstitutional” and “anti-democratic”, arguing that the federal government was interfering with the private issues of India’s non secular minorities. The Congress additionally opposed the appointment of non-Muslims within the Waqf Board.
When the invoice was cleared by the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi mentioned, “The Waqf (Modification) Invoice is a weapon aimed toward marginalising Muslims and usurping their private legal guidelines and property rights. This assault on the Structure by the RSS, BJP and their allies is aimed toward Muslims at the moment however units a precedent to focus on different communities sooner or later.”
After the invoice cleared the Parliament take a look at, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed it as a “watershed second”, saying that this step would assist the marginalised, who’ve been “denied each voice and alternative.”
The Waqf Modification Invoice proposes an modification to the 1995 Act with the purpose of bettering the administration and administration of Waqf properties in India. It goals to deal with the constraints of the sooner laws, enhance the effectivity of Waqf boards, simplify the registration course of, and introduce know-how to raised handle Waqf information.
