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Cong: SC's Waqf move key to restoring order
Hindustan Times Amritsar
|April 18, 2025
Hours after the Union government gave assurance to the Supreme Court that it will not implement key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act till the next hearing, the Congress on Thursday welcomed the top court's preliminary observations, saying they have opened the space for a broader and necessary debate on the legitimate concerns surrounding "this hastily enacted legislation".
NEW DELHI:
Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi, who addressed a press conference along with party lawmaker Imran Pratapgarhi, said the top court has re-established the "earlier legal position" on three points of the Act.
This story is from the April 18, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Amritsar.
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