A heated debate unfolded in the Rajya Sabha over the Waqf Amendment Bill, with the opposition accusing the government of attempting to strip Muslims of their rights. Opposition leaders argued that the bill undermines the autonomy of waqf boards and could weaken the community’s control over its religious and charitable assets.Critics of the bill highlighted the losses faced by the Muslim community between 2013 and 2025, claiming the amendment could deepen mistrust and marginalization. They argued that the move is politically motivated and could lead to centralization of waqf property management, leaving little room for local decision-making.In response, the government firmly defended the bill, stating it is a step toward the welfare of the Muslim community. Union ministers asserted that the law will ensure better utilization of waqf properties, promote transparency, and improve access to education and healthcare for Muslims. The government claimed the bill aims to protect community assets from misuse and corruption.Despite opposition protests, the bill was passed in both houses of Parliament and now awaits presidential assent.
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00:00During the discussion in the Rajya Sabha, the opposition surrounded the government on the bill,
00:04counted the shortcomings of the bill,
00:06and told the government that this bill is snatching away the rights of Muslims.
00:09But the government did not take long to clear that this bill is actually brought for the welfare of Muslims.
00:17There are shortcomings in this.
00:19There are shortcomings.
00:21You should see this.
00:24If we continue to do what we do,
00:34then this will not be good for anyone.
00:40Secondly, this is a donation bill.
00:50This is not to bring money in any other way or to collect money.
00:59You have seen this in a different way.
01:05The rights of minorities have been snatched away.
01:14We have tried to use the property of the Muslim community as much as possible,
01:22for their education, for their health,
01:24and to ensure that their property is in the right hands.
01:27All the sub-sections point out how this law has gone in the wrong direction.
01:35Between 2013 and 2025, the Muslim Brotherhood has suffered a great loss.
01:40The land mafia has suffered a great loss.
01:50I think that the Congress Party should stay away from the land mafia.
01:56Although it is difficult to stay away from them.
02:02But they should stay away from the land mafia.
02:08And if they worry about poor Muslims, their education, and their health,
02:15then it will be very good.
02:20The opposition was continuously attacking Saddam during this discussion.
02:24They kept calling the donation bill a Muslim opposition and wrong.
02:28On the other hand, the government said in a few words
02:31that this is not a matter of interference in religious matters.
02:36A Hindu should be a member of the Hindu Dharma Trust.
02:39You have written that we support this.
02:42But you are talking about other religions.
02:44Tomorrow you will say in the Gurudwara committees,
02:46that people of other religions will not be Sikhs.
02:49Tomorrow you will say in the Jain committees,
02:51in the Buddhist committees.
02:53This is wrong.
02:55This is completely wrong.
02:57We have repeatedly said that there is no interference in the property of the Waqf.
03:04This can be the Nizamuddin Dargah.
03:07This can be the Jama Masjid.
03:09Can non-Muslims be members of the committee?
03:13No.
03:14That is a religious body.
03:16The Waqf Board is a statutory body.
03:18And you say that a statutory body should only have Muslims.
03:22If there are only Muslims in it,
03:24and if there is a land dispute between a Hindu and a Muslim Board,
03:33then how will you fix it?
03:35Because the dispute is not only between Muslims.
03:39The dispute of the Waqf Board is also with non-Muslims.
03:44So you want that only Muslims sit in the Tribunal and the Waqf Board.
03:49And the dispute will be with Hindus.
03:51The rest will be with people of a religious group.
03:54So how will it be fixed?
03:57Congress and BJP MPs have argued over the Waqf Board in the Rajya Sabha.
04:02Congress MP Nasir Hussain raised a question,
04:05to which J.P. Nadda gave a firm answer to Congress.
04:08Listen.
04:09Why are you spreading rumours?
04:11And this is not just a matter of Congress.
04:14You just said that in the British era,
04:17there were many acts to regulate the Waqf Board.
04:20You kept moving it forward.
04:22You brought amendments to it.
04:23You brought many amendments to improve it.
04:25Congress has done many things to improve it.
04:28And in 1995,
04:30you keep talking about the 2013 acts.
04:33We brought those amendments to strengthen the Waqf Board,
04:39to save the Waqf properties,
04:41to remove the encroachers,
04:43to bring transparency in it.
04:45We brought those amendments and their full support was in it.
04:50In 2013,
04:53Nasir Hussain said,
04:55you were also there in 2013.
04:57Yes, we were there.
04:59We were there.
05:01But in 2020-21,
05:04we realised that
05:06from 1913 to 2013,
05:10the property of the Waqf Board was 18 lakh hectares.
05:15And from 2013 to 2025,
05:20the new land was 21 lakh hectares.
05:2621 lakh hectares.
05:28And we do not say that it should not be misused.
05:32We are not taking your land.
05:35This 21 lakh is yours and this 18 lakh is also yours.
05:38But it should not be misused.
05:40That is why we decided
05:42to bring the bill
05:44so that we can make some changes in the 2013 act.
05:54During the discussion on the Waqf Bill,
05:56we saw a debate between Congress and Kiran Rijiju.
06:00Let us show you a part of it.
06:02You are saying that this bill is a new ray of hope.
06:04No, sir.
06:05Even though Mr. Kiran has brought it,
06:07it is not a ray of hope,
06:08but a ray of hopelessness.
06:10And a large part of the population of this country
06:12is in doubt
06:16that you want to loot their land
06:19and sell it to the rich.
06:21This bill is not good for your citizens.
06:26This bill is only to humiliate the Muslims of this country
06:30and to please its supporters.
06:34Those who will not get anything by passing this bill.
06:38But you want to give a narrative.
06:41You want to give a message.
06:43They are trying to create riots in the country again and again.
06:47This is a dispute.
06:49To create riots is to create a vote bank.
06:52They are doing politics by taking out the Waqf-e-Jadid.
06:55And secondly,
06:57they are saying that they will take it.
07:00We are not scaring the Muslims.
07:02You are scaring them.
07:04You are scaring the Muslims.
07:07You are trying to take the Muslims out of our main stream.
07:11That is why I want to say
07:13that when the CAA was discussed,
07:15all the members,
07:17whether they are members of the Sadan or outside,
07:20who said that after the CAA is passed,
07:24the rights of the Muslims will be taken away,
07:26their citizenship will be taken away.
07:28It has been two years now.
07:30One Muslim's citizenship has been taken away.
07:33So you have mislead.
07:35But no one has apologized.
07:37I am not even apologizing to you with a big heart today.
07:40But don't try to mislead further.
07:47The discussion that took place during this discussion,
07:49there was a fierce debate between the opposition and the ruling party.
07:51Evidences were given.
07:52While raising questions on the bill,
07:54the opposition tried to tell the government that it was anti-Muslim.
07:56And from the side of the ruling party,
07:58the pages of history were turned,
08:00the mirror of Pakistan was shown,
08:02and a strong answer was given.
08:04When Faqullah Khan was swinging on the hanging rope
08:06in the jail of Faizabad,
08:08he was swinging for the land of this country.
08:11Mr. Sabapati,
08:13whether it is Maulana Fazl-e-Khairabadi
08:15or Sher Khan Afridi,
08:17who committed suicide
08:19by cutting the punishment of black water
08:21in the Andaman jail,
08:23they were also giving their lives for this land.
08:25Mr. Sabapati,
08:27whether it is the brave warrior
08:29who gave his life for this land,
08:31Brigadier Usman,
08:33or the brave warrior
08:35who blew up Pakistan's Patton tank,
08:37Veer Abdul Hameed,
08:39they were also giving their lives for this land.
08:41I want to tell the government,
08:43don't take away our cows from us.
08:45Don't run bulldozers on our houses.
08:49Let us sleep peacefully in our graves.
08:53Mr. Sabapati,
08:55by cutting the budget
08:57of the minority ministry,
08:59by closing the scholarship of Muslim children,
09:01now the government is saying
09:03that we will benefit the poor Muslims
09:05with the income of Waqf.
09:07After the release of the rapists
09:09of Gujarat's daughter Bilqis,
09:11the leaders of the people
09:13who made them wear garlands
09:15are saying
09:17that this bill will give
09:19Muslim women their rights.
09:21Thank you, Mr. Modi.
09:23You are giving a great gift to Modi.
09:25First you gave us Gujarat's Modi,
09:27now you are giving a gift to Modi.
09:31I want to say on behalf of the government
09:33and the Prime Minister,
09:35that they have worked with the intention of worship.
09:37So I want to say,
09:39I do this work like worship.
09:41I bow and salute my duty.
09:43Even then you are doing Khilafat,
09:45so my personality stands out
09:47from your opposition.
09:49I also respect the political enemies a lot.
09:51When we got freedom,
09:53who were the symbols of the Muslim society?
09:55Ustaz Bismillah Khan,
09:57Ustaz Faizuddin Dagar,
09:59Ustaz Bade Ghulam Ali,
10:01Ustaz Zakir Hussain,
10:03Bade Nagma Nimar,
10:05Hasrat Jaipuri,
10:07Majrooh Sultanpuri,
10:09Sahir Ludhianvi,
10:11Kaifi Azmi,
10:13Joshmali Abadi,
10:15Zigar Murad Abadi.
10:17What happened then?
10:19Who do you associate with?
10:21Ishrat Jahan, Yakub Menon,
10:23Mukhtar Ansari, Atiq Ahmed,
10:25Dawood Ibrahim.
10:27Who are you associating with?
10:29Dr. Kalam's funeral prayer
10:31and Yakub Menon's funeral prayer
10:33happened on the same day.
10:35How many people went to Yakub Menon's funeral prayer
10:37and how many went to Dr. Kalam's funeral prayer?
10:39How many people voted for Dr. Kalam's memorial?
10:41Show me. Post it on social media.
10:43But it was due to the situation.
10:45There is an official tweet from your minister.
10:47I am not saying this because he is not a member of the Sadan.
10:49Yakub Menon's judicial killing happened
10:51due to an official tweet from your minister.
10:53I am not saying this because he is not a member of the Sadan.
10:55And sir, 26-11, RSS got it done.
10:57He is a member of the Sadan.