The Waqf Amendment Bill has been passed in the Rajya Sabha after earlier clearing the Lok Sabha. The bill received 128 votes in support and 95 against. A 12-hour-long heated debate took place in the Upper House, with the opposition staging strong protests throughout the discussion. The bill will now be sent to the President for approval, after which it will become law.Following the passage of the bill, police in several cities across Uttar Pradesh have been put on alert ahead of Friday (Jume ki) prayers. Authorities have increased deployment and are monitoring sensitive areas to ensure peace and security.During the debate, BJP National President and Union Minister J.P. Nadda accused the Congress party of historically treating Muslims as second-class citizens. Meanwhile, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju defended the bill, alleging that the opposition is misleading and scaring the Muslim community. He assured that the new legislation will not cause any harm to Muslims.The Waqf Amendment Bill aims to increase transparency and improve governance in the administration of waqf properties. However, opposition parties argue that it may infringe upon the rights of minority communities and centralize control over religious assets.
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00:00After Lok Sabha, Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill has been passed in Rajya Sabha as well.
00:06In fact, there are 128 votes in support and 95 votes in opposition.
00:09The Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill was discussed in Rajya Sabha for 12 hours.
00:12During this time, there was a ruckus.
00:14Now, the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill will go to the President.
00:17After getting his approval, this law will be made.
00:21During the discussion on the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill in Rajya Sabha,
00:24BJP President and Central Minister J.P. Nadda said that
00:27Congress has made Muslims as second class citizens.
00:31On the other hand, the Minister of Minorities, K.R. Rajiju,
00:34accused Muslims of intimidation and misguidance.
00:37He assured that the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill will not cause any harm to Muslims.
00:44In Rajya Sabha, Politician and Congress President, Malik Arjun Kharge,
00:48told about the shortcomings of the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill.
00:50He accused that this Bill has been brought to harass minorities.
00:54Kharge appealed to the Home Minister Amit Shah to withdraw the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill.
00:57He said that it will not make the issue of reputation.
01:02Opposition will go to the court against the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill.
01:04Sanjay Singh, a member of the Aam Aadmi Party, accused that the government will take everyone's land and give it to his friends.
01:10Whereas, a member of the RJD Party, Manoj Jha said that the government is doing as per the constitution.
01:14On the other hand, Mamata Banerjee said that the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill will be revoked if the BJP government is removed.
01:20In Rajya Sabha, during the discussion on the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill,
01:23BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said that nowadays many people are afraid of God.
01:28Because wherever there is God, there is God.
01:30Rest, all of you are very intelligent.
01:32On the other hand, on this statement of Sudhanshu Trivedi, the opposition raised questions and created a commotion.
01:40In Nitish Kumar's party, JDU, the opposition to the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill has increased.
01:44Party leaders, Mohammad Qasim and Shahnawaz Malik have resigned.
01:47Ghulam Ghosh, Ghulam Rasool Baliavi and Afzal Abbas have also expressed their dissatisfaction.
01:52On the other hand, the party of Lalu Yadav, RJD, has raised doubts in JDU.
01:56Abdul Bale Siddiqui said that some people have taken Nitish in their control.
01:59Otherwise, they would never have supported this Bill.
02:04After the Waqf-e-Sanshodhan Bill has been passed in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha,
02:07the police are alert for Friday prayers.
02:09In many cities of UP, security guards have been arranged.
02:11Rajdhani Lucknow, Muratabad, Farozabad, Lakhimpur,
02:14the police have marched on the streets.
02:17The police have appealed to people to remain calm.
02:22Home Minister Amit Shah will be on a two-day tour of Chhattisgarh.
02:25He will meet the commanders of the Anti-Naxal Operation on 5th April in Dantewada.
02:29Home Minister Amit Shah has set out to end Naxalism from the country by 30th March 2026.
02:35Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visited Chhattisgarh on 30th March.
02:40Congress leaders from UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh will meet in Delhi.
02:45The meeting will be scheduled from 3 pm in the Congress Headquarters.
02:48Party leaders Malika Arjun Khargiya and Rahul Gandhi will be present.
02:51The meeting will be discussed in detail with the Parliament.
02:53Congress leaders had a meeting yesterday as well.
02:58West Bengal's CM Mamata Banerjee has announced her opposition to the growth in the prices of medicines.
03:03Her party, TMC, will oppose the Central Government's decision today and tomorrow in the entire state.
03:08Mamata Banerjee has asked the Central Government to reduce the prices of medicines.
03:11More than 900 medicines have become expensive since 1st April.
03:16A hearing will be held in the Supreme Court today at Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Shaheed Gaham Azim Diwaj in Mathura.
03:21The Muslim Party has challenged the High Court's decision.
03:24The High Court had considered the Hindu Party's opposition worthy of a hearing.
03:27However, the Muslim Party has said that this matter is not worth listening to.
03:30The Supreme Court has clarified that it will first consider the need for a hearing here.
03:38The atmosphere in UP's Shahjahanpur district's Jalalabad has heated up after the religious books were read.
03:43People were angry with the incident and created a ruckus.
03:45When the police arrived at the scene, they spoke to the angry people and managed the situation.
03:50The police force has been deployed in the area which is keeping an eye on every activity.
03:57Mumbai's Kurla's Phoenix Mall caught fire late at night.
03:59After the fire, smoke filled the entire mall, which spread terror among the people present there.
04:03As soon as the news of the incident was received, the four cars of the fire brigade reached the scene and controlled the fire.
04:07Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident.
04:10However, the cause of the fire is being investigated.
04:14In Haryana's Ambala, there are hostels of goons.
04:17Here, the goons shot at a young man and escaped from the scene.
04:21The young man was seriously injured in the attack.
04:23He was admitted to the PGI for treatment.
04:25The police is investigating the matter.
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