Union Minister Kiren Rijiju defended the Waqf Amendment Bill, claiming that the Congress government would have handed over Parliament and airport lands to the Waqf if BJP had not come to power in 2014.
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00:00Sir, there is a provision in section 108, in that section 108, it is written that the
00:13provision of Vakf Board will be above any existing law in this country, there will be an overriding
00:21effect.
00:22You have made such a law.
00:24How can such a law be approved in this country, Mr. President?
00:29Sir, the law works on its own, but there will be an overriding effect on one law and another
00:36law.
00:37This cannot be accepted by anyone.
00:39After that, sir, I have been associated with some propaganda, before that, which in 2013,
00:48I was also very surprised that how this pass has been forced.
00:54In 2013, after the provision of Vakf Board, there was a case going on in Delhi since 1970.
01:04In Delhi, there is our CJO Complex, Parliament Building, there are many properties.
01:10And this was claimed by Delhi Vakf Board that these are Vakf properties.
01:16After that, this case was going on in the court.
01:20At that time, the UPA government denotified the entire land and gave it to the Vakf Board.
01:28123 properties.
01:31If we had not brought these contracts today, then the building where we are sitting, this
01:39Parliament Building, it was also being claimed.
01:44And if Narendra Modi's government had not come, if the UPA government had continued,
01:53then many buildings would have been denotified.
01:57They denotified 123 properties.
02:00I am saying this on record.
02:03I am not saying anything from my heart.
02:06I am telling you the official record.
02:09Why are you jumping?
02:12I am not talking to myself.
02:14I am telling the truth.
02:16You sit comfortably and listen.
02:19You will get a chance to speak to your party and to everyone.
02:22Minister.
02:30Sir, I am saying again.
02:32I am not saying a single word from my heart.
02:35I am saying what is happening, what is the reality.
02:39This is a fact.
02:41There is no point in them being so excited about this.
02:47Sir.
02:49Mr. Speaker.
02:54Mr. Speaker.
02:56I want to say to Sadang through you.
03:01It is very important to keep the constitutional point of view in front of the people.
03:16They have repeatedly said that the amendment bill is against Article 25, Article 26, Article 30.
03:30I have read Article 352.
03:32You can read it.
03:33There is no point of order in the debate.
03:35They have made a mess.
03:37Please listen to me.
03:40Mr. Speaker.
03:44They have raised the issue of equality.
03:47They have raised the issue of equality in Article 14.
03:53I want to answer that too.
03:55Mr. Speaker.
03:58This is not the way.
04:02Please listen to me.
04:04This is the debate of the Speaker.
04:06Speak, Mr. Speaker.
04:10Mr. Speaker.
04:13I am wearing this because my ears are open.
04:16I am getting disturbed.
04:18I will talk to you after I wear it.
04:20Mr. Speaker.
04:25Mr. Speaker.
04:27The work of the Waqf Board is to manage the Waqf property.
04:42This is a process of governance and supervision.
04:47The Waqf Board does not manage the Waqf property in any way.
04:55The Waqf Board does not participate in the management of the Waqf property.
05:01Please listen to me.
05:07If he does not have logic, then there is no point in disturbing the debate.
05:14This is not the way.
05:17Speak, Mr. Speaker.
05:20The Waqf Board does not participate in the management of the Waqf property in any way.
05:29I have given you the opportunity.
05:31If you have time, please sit down.
05:34This is not the way.
05:36Please sit down.
05:42Please sit down.
05:44Mr. Speaker.
06:06Mr. Speaker.
06:08Everyone will get a chance to speak.
06:11Please listen to me.
06:16This is not the way.
06:26The members of the Waqf Board have tried to mislead.
06:32I want to tell you about some cases.
06:38Article 25.1 of the Constitution states,
06:50Subject to public order, morality and health, and to the other provisions of this part,
06:57all the persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practice and propagate religion.
07:08The government does not participate in any religious institution.
07:21The Waqf Board does not participate in any religious institution.
07:30This is not the way.
07:32Mr. Speaker.
07:35If we do not...
07:38Mr. Speaker.
07:39What is this?
07:40You are lying.
07:41This is the Constitution.
07:43We are saying the provisions of the Constitution.
07:45Still, he is lying.
07:47Who does not believe in the Constitution?
07:50Mr. Speaker.
07:51No provisions are being taken in this for the management of a mosque.
07:59One minute.
08:00One minute.
08:01One minute.
08:02Mr. Speaker.
08:03You are sitting in the Parliament of India.
08:08Keep respect and decency.
08:11Do not sit and comment.
08:13Yes.
08:14When you get a chance, say what you have to say.
08:20You cannot sit and comment.
08:23This is not the decency of the Parliament.
08:26This is not how the Parliament works.
08:58This is the decency of the Government.