RIJIJU SLAMS LEADERS' BID TO ₹MISGUIDE' CITIZENS

Showdown over Waqf days ahead of tabling of Bill

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With the government slated to table the revised Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament this week, Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju has hit out at leaders seeking to "misguide" people and said Waqf law has been in existence for decades.

"Some people are saying that this Waqf Amendment Bill is unconstitutional. Waqf rules have been in existence since before independence. All these provisions are already in existence. If the Waqf Act has been in existence since before independence, then how can it be illegal? Innocent Muslims are being told and misled by saying that the government is going to snatch the properties and rights of the Muslims. The false things being spread by some people are very harmful for our society and nation," Rijiju told media persons.

The proposed amendments to Waqf Act are being opposed by many Opposition parties.