The Waqf Amendment Bill has been at the center of heated discussions since it was first introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 8, 2024. After detailed discussions and being sent to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), the bill passed in the Lok Sabha late last night after a long debate, with voting concluding around midnight. The bill is now set to be presented in the Rajya Sabha, where it is expected to face strong opposition. Opposition parties, particularly Muslim organizations and leaders like Asaduddin Owaisi, have raised serious concerns, claiming the bill is unconstitutional and discriminatory against Muslims. They argue that the bill will marginalize Muslims and make them second-class citizens. Owaisi, invoking Mahatma Gandhi’s act of tearing up unjust laws during the freedom struggle, expressed his strong opposition to the bill, calling it divisive. However, the government has defended the bill, asserting that its purpose is to bring transparency and address issues within the Waqf system, ensuring it benefits the Muslim community. The BJP maintains that the bill is in the public interest and aims to reform the Waqf properties management system, which includes dealing with illegal encroachments. As the bill moves to the Rajya Sabha, intense debates are expected to continue.
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00:00Let's talk about the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill.
00:02This Bill was presented in the Lok Sabha on 8th August, 2024.
00:05After that, it was sent to the JPC for discussion, for discussion and for detailed discussion.
00:10There was a long debate among the delegates.
00:13And the entire opposition was united against the Bill.
00:16Different kinds of claims were made about the provisions of the Bill.
00:19After that, after midnight yesterday, the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha.
00:25And now, this Bill will be presented in the Upper House, that is Rajya Sabha, today.
00:29After the Lok Sabha, the government will now try to get the Bill passed by the Rajya Sabha.
00:35According to the information we are getting, the discussion on the Bill will begin at 1pm in the Rajya Sabha.
00:41And after that, there will be voting on the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill in the Rajya Sabha.
00:45This is big news.
00:47In the Lok Sabha, 288 votes were cast in favour of the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill.
00:51232 MPs voted against the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill.
00:55And after passing the first test in the Lok Sabha,
01:00today, the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill will be presented in the Rajya Sabha.
01:05To make the law, both the MPs have to pass the Bill.
01:08After the Bill is passed, the President's seal is placed on the Bill.
01:11And after that, the law is implemented.
01:13And according to that process, the Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha.
01:17Today, it is the turn of the Rajya Sabha to present the Bill and get it passed.
01:21This is a fight for the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill.
01:23It seems that it has come to an end.
01:26However, the opposition is continuously protesting against the Bill.
01:32The opposition is protesting against the Bill.
01:35The opposition is repeatedly saying that
01:38the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill is unconstitutional.
01:45It is against the Muslims.
01:47The opposition is standing against the Government's intentions.
01:52However, the Government is repeatedly saying that
01:55the Government's intentions are not wrong.
02:00The Government is moving in this direction
02:02only to bring transparency and for the benefit of the Muslim community.
02:11The Lok Sabha was discussed for more than 12 hours.
02:14After that, it took around 2 hours to vote.
02:18And then, the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha.
02:22Let's recap what happened from 12 pm yesterday in the Lok Sabha till the Bill was passed.
02:32I move that the Bill be passed as amended.
02:40I move that the Bill be passed as amended.
03:10I move that the Bill be passed as amended.
03:20I move that the Bill be passed as amended.
03:24I move that the Bill be passed as amended.
03:32I move that the Bill be passed as amended.
03:37Since the Bill was passed by the Government,
03:40the opposition has been standing against it.
03:42Different Muslim organisations have protested against the Bill in different states.
03:47They have got the support of the political parties.
03:49Among them, the leader of AIMM, Asaduddin Uwaisi, has raised his voice against the Bill.
03:54Yesterday, when the Lok Sabha was discussing the Bill,
03:59and as a speaker, Bari Asaduddin Uwaisi spoke,
04:02he strongly opposed the Bill.
04:08Asaduddin Uwaisi was questioning the Government on the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill.
04:13Before finishing his speech, he tore the copy of the Bill.
04:16The BJP has raised strong objections against the Bill.
04:24The purpose of the Bill is to humiliate and disgrace Muslims.
04:28The purpose of the Bill is to make Muslims a second class citizen.
04:32If you read history, Mahatma Gandhi,
04:37Mahatma Gandhi had said to the White African law,
04:44that he does not accept this law.
04:48I do not accept this law.
04:51Mahatma Gandhi tore the law.
04:55I tear the law like Gandhi.
04:58This is unconstitutional.
05:00The BJP wants to create fights in this country.
05:04In the name of mosques and temples.
05:07That is why I condemn this.
05:09If the Home Minister says that
05:12even if you are a Waqif,
05:14there will be no interference of the Government.
05:17There will be no interference of the Waqf.
05:20When there is no interference of the Waqf,
05:23there is no interference of the Waqf.
05:25Despite this, you have seen Uwaisi,
05:30that he just tore the Bill.
05:33He is saying that this Bill is unconstitutional.
05:36He is the one who tore the Bill.
05:40Today I want to ask,
05:43why did he tear the Bill?
05:48Michael Amit Shah gave a strong answer to the allegations of the opposition about the Bill.
05:53It is important to listen. Listen.
05:56Until 1995,
05:59there was no Waqf council or Waqf board.
06:04That came in 1995.
06:07And the illusion that is created,
06:12that this act is to interfere in the religious activities of Muslim brothers,
06:20that is to interfere in the wealth that they have donated.
06:25This is a big illusion,
06:27to scare the minority,
06:30to create a vote bank.
06:35Through you, through this assembly,
06:38I want to tell all the Muslim brothers and sisters of the country,
06:42that none of the non-Muslims will come to your Waqf.
06:47There is no such intention in this act.
06:50But the Waqf board,
06:52and the Waqf council,
06:54what is their job?
06:56To take out the people who sell the Waqf's wealth,
07:02in the name of the Waqf.
07:05In the name of the Waqf,
07:07in every single penny,
07:09the people who give their wealth for rent for 100 years,
07:14have to be caught.
07:16The money of the Waqf,
07:18the income that is being collected,
07:21through which the minority has to be developed,
07:24the minority has to be promoted,
07:26all the religious institutions of Islam have to be fulfilled.
07:30The money that is being stolen,
07:33the Waqf board is trying to catch it.
07:37And people, they want,
07:39that the Mili Pagat that was run in their rule,
07:42should continue to run.
07:44This will not work.
07:46This will not work.
07:48The land of the Waqf,
07:50that the Waqf is doing,
07:52whether it has it or not,
07:54if the collector investigates this,
07:56then what is the problem in this?
07:58The Waqf is a donation.
08:00And the donation can be made of one's own wealth.
08:04It cannot be made of someone else's wealth.
08:07In the village, if a poor person has gone to America,
08:10to study for 4 months,
08:12when he comes back, the Waqf has been declared.
08:16If someone comes to Delhi to do business,
08:18when he comes back, the Waqf has been declared.
08:21This does not happen.
08:23The collector has to ask,
08:25whether there is government wealth or not,
08:27whether it should be investigated or not.
08:30A lot of temples are built.
08:33They have been built and will be built.
08:35A lot of churches have been built.
08:37Gurudwaras have been built.
08:39Can they be built on government wealth?
08:41Can they not be built on government wealth?
08:44Where the Waqf is declared,
08:47whether the land is government or not,
08:50it should be investigated.
08:52And apart from the collector,
08:54it should not be investigated.
08:56A person said,
08:58minorities will not accept this law.
09:01What threat do you want to threaten?
09:04It is the law of the parliament.
09:06Everyone will have to accept it.
09:10What does it mean that we will not accept it?
09:13How can anyone say that?
09:15We will not accept the law.
09:20This law is of the Indian government.
09:22Everyone will have to abide by it.
09:24And we will have to accept it.
09:32Let me quickly introduce you to the special guests
09:34who are present with us in the studio.
09:37Ambar Zaidi is present with us in the studio.
09:39He is a social activist.
09:41And along with him,
09:43Vijay Rathi is present with us.
09:45He is a senior journalist.
09:47He is joining us in this discussion.
09:49And two special guests,
09:51from the BJP and the Congress,
09:53are present with us in this show.
09:55Congress spokesman Ajay Upadhyay,
09:57BJP spokesman Pradeep Bhandari.
09:59Welcome everyone.
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