FALSE NARRATIVE BEING SPREAD THAT CENTRE IS AGAINST MUSLIMS: RIJIJU ON WAQF

Land in India very 'precious' thing and if we lose it then everything is lost, says Union Minister

- NDG NETWORK

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that the Waqf Amendment Act is not targeted towards Muslims and a false narrative has been spread that the Union Government is against the community.

Addressing a press briefing on the Waqf legislation, Rijiju said that land in India is a very "precious" thing and if we lose it then everything is lost and in India there should not be any provision for anyone to "forcefully and unilaterally take away someone's land."

"I have come here for an important and sensitive issue; Land is the most precious thing for us. If you lose your land, you lose everything. That is why we have considered that in India, there should not be any provision for anybody to forcefully and unilaterally take away someone's land. We must make laws to protect every inch of land for their rightful owner. We brought amendments to this law as earlier, there were unprecedented powers given to Waqf. This is not targeted towards Muslims.