States Can not Refuse To Implement Waqf Regulation, Says BJP
New Delhi:
States can’t refuse to implement the Waqf Modification Act, the BJP asserted on Monday citing constitutional provisions, and slammed the Congress and different INDIA bloc constituents over their continued opposition to the regulation.
The assertions got here after Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA and state minister Hafizul Hassan reportedly stated that, to him, Sharia got here first after which the Structure, whereas Karnataka minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan claimed the regulation wouldn’t be carried out within the state.
On Saturday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had additionally stated the Act wouldn’t be carried out in West Bengal.
Requested for remark, BJP nationwide spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi described their stance on the problem as “a matter of significant concern” and stated they made it clear with their remarks that the Structure could be at risk if their events continued to stay in energy.
He additionally termed their remarks an insult to BR Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Structure.
“We need to make it clear that after the 73rd and the 74th amendments within the Structure, powers of the Centre, state and district-level governments are clearly outlined. No district panchayat can transcend the regulation handed by the state meeting and no state can bypass the regulation handed by the Centre (Parliament),” the BJP Rajya Sabha MP stated.
Their statements present that they don’t have any regard for the Structure, Trivedi charged.
“They maintain the Structure of their pockets whereas the BJP and the NDA (Nationwide Democratic Alliance) maintain the Structure of their hearts. This can be a combat between those that maintain the Structure of their pockets and people who maintain it of their hearts,” he stated.
“The Congress authorities had handed the 73rd and the 74th amendments, which had been then termed ‘revolutionary’. Right now, they look like demolishing the amendments handed by their very own authorities,” he added.
Latching on to the remarks made by the Karnataka and the Jharkhand ministers, the BJP spokesperson dared the Congress and its allies to take motion in opposition to them.
“If it fails to take any motion, it should turn out to be clear that the image of Sharia is above the Structure for the Congress and the INDI Alliance,” he added.
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