‘Will proceed to withstand all assaults of Modi govt’: After Parliament nod, Cong mulls difficult Waqf invoice in Supreme Court docket | India Information

This comes after the Invoice was accepted by the Rajya Sabha following an over 13-hour debate with 128 members voting in favour and 95 opposing it. The Lok Sabha had handed it on Thursday, with 288 members supporting it and 232 in opposition to it.

The Congress chief mentioned the get together is “assured” in regards to the transfer.

“We’re assured and can proceed to withstand all assaults of the Modi govt on the ideas, provisions, and practices which can be contained within the Structure of India,” he wrote.

The “INC’s problem” of the CAA, 2019 and of the 2019 amendments to the RTI Act, 2005 are being heard within the prime courtroom, the Congress chief mentioned.

“The INC’s problem to the validity of the amendments to the Conduct of Election Guidelines (2024) is being heard within the Supreme Court docket. The INC’s intervention to uphold the letter and spirit of the Locations of Worship Act, 1991 is being heard within the Supreme Court docket,” he added.

In Rajya Sabha, the dialogue on the Waqf Invoice witnessed staunch objections from opposition events. It was termed  “anti-Muslim” and “unconstitutional” with the federal government responding that the “historic reform” would profit the minority neighborhood.

Waqf Invoice in Parliament

The Invoice launched in Parliament on Wednesday sought to amend the Waqf Act,1995, which governs the administration of Waqf properties in India.

It proposed sweeping modifications which give the federal government entry to regulating Waqf properties, and settling disputes relating to such properties. It additionally proposed to take away the idea of “Waqf by consumer” – that’s, properties getting used as Waqf properties will stay Waqf even when the consumer doesn’t exist.

The Invoice was first launched in August final yr, and referred to a Home panel headed by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal.

On February 27, the panel, in a 15-11 vote, cleared 14 amendments, all moved by BJP members or its allies within the Nationwide Democratic Alliance.