The Waqf Amendment Bill is set to be introduced in the Lok Sabha today by Union Minister for Minority Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, at 12 PM. The government aims to pass the bill following a detailed discussion. Once cleared by the Lok Sabha, it will move to the Rajya Sabha, where an eight-hour debate is scheduled on both the Waqf Amendment Bill and the Muslim Waqf Repeal Bill 2024.As the bill comes up for discussion, opposition parties are gearing up for strong resistance, leading to expectations of heated debates and possible disruptions in Parliament. The legislation has sparked significant debate within the Muslim community, with differing opinions on its impact on Waqf properties and minority rights. While the government argues that the bill introduces necessary reforms, critics see it as a move that could undermine community-held religious properties.With political tensions rising, today's session in Parliament is expected to witness intense exchanges between the ruling party and the opposition, as both sides attempt to shape the narrative around this contentious legislation.
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00:00It is important to know what the public is thinking, isn't it?
00:03That's why, before presenting the Waqf-e-Jadid Bill in the Senate,
00:06I will take you among the people, and especially among the Muslim community.
00:11We will take you.
00:12And let's try to understand what the Muslim community,
00:16who are being told by the government,
00:18that the Waqf-e-Jadid Bill is being brought by the government for their own benefit,
00:22what is their thinking about this Bill?
00:25What is going on in their minds?
00:27How much do they agree? How much do they disagree?
00:29Let's start the discussion about this Waqf-e-Jadid Bill.
00:34First of all, Delhi, Rajasthani Delhi, the heart of the country,
00:38and the Jama Masjid area of Delhi.
00:40Let's understand, when the Waqf-e-Jadid Bill is brought in the Senate,
00:43what will be the feelings of the Muslim community?
00:47What will be the thinking of the Muslim community?
00:49Let's take you to the ground.
00:51To know what all the people think about the Waqf-e-Jadid Bill,
00:55we have come to the Jama Masjid.
00:58Sir, the government is presenting the Waqf-e-Jadid Bill.
01:00What is your opinion about the Waqf-e-Jadid Bill?
01:05Sir, in the Waqf-e-Jadid Bill, the new law that the government has brought in,
01:09as far as I understand,
01:12the Waqf-e-Jadid Bill, the Waqf-e-Jadid Board,
01:14is made for the Muslim community.
01:17And in this, the government has just announced that
01:20people from other communities will also come to this committee.
01:23So, when the government has made the Waqf-e-Jadid Board for the Muslims,
01:28why will people from other communities participate in it?
01:31If they do, then their thinking will create problems in this.
01:36Apart from this, in the court proceedings that they have done,
01:41in the first tribunal, the members of the Waqf-e-Jadid Board
01:44themselves used to be members of the Muslim community.
01:47Now, they have done the proceedings for the judiciary.
01:49That too, in my opinion, is wrong.
01:51If this happens, then it will cause a lot of harm to the Muslim community.
01:57According to you, what do you think?
02:00The new bill that the government is bringing in,
02:03is completely wrong.
02:05The new provisions that they are implementing,
02:08will cause harm to the minority community in the future.
02:14If the government says, now it is your life, now we will look after it.
02:18Will there be the same difference?
02:19Whatever the government wants, it will do it.
02:21According to me, it is wrong.
02:24It is wrong.
02:26It is not right, it is wrong.
02:28It should be done by those who have the right to do it.
02:30The government should do it.
02:32This is it.
02:34This is wrong.
02:35It is wrong, that this has happened.
02:40The Waqf-e-Jadid Bill will be brought in the Lok Sabha today.
02:43Let's find out what the Muslim community in Varanasi is thinking about the bill.
02:49We would like to talk to the people of the Rajabazar area.
02:54What do you think?
02:55Was this a demand of the time, or was it someone else's wish?
02:58What is this Waqf?
03:00These are all political issues.
03:03The government and the government,
03:05and the Supreme Court will take the right decision.
03:08When it is passed, what will happen?
03:10It won't make a difference.
03:11We don't care about that.
03:12We want to live our lives.
03:13We want to earn our livelihood.
03:15That's all that matters.
03:16The priority is the livelihood, right?
03:17What do we care about that?
03:18All these things are based on politics.
03:21It wasn't like this 10 years ago.
03:24But now, everything is based on politics.
03:28The bill is in front of you.
03:30You can't say anything about it.
03:32But it's not working.
03:33The constitution doesn't allow it.