After the Lok Sabha had passed the Waqf Amendment Bill, Gandhi said the Bill was "bulldozed" through in the Lower House.
Union Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday piloted the Waqf Amendment Bill and the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill in the Rajya Sabha for consideration and passing.
Meanwhile, all political parties from Jammu and Kashmir, except the BJP, opposed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, saying it is intended to disempower Muslims and only target one religion. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that the Bill is not acceptable to his party.
Speaking during the debate on the Bill, Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured that the proposed legislation won’t interfere with the religious matters of Muslims as is being made out to be by the Opposition.
A total of 6,886 infrastructure projects worth Rs 1,76,742.89 crore, relating to railway and road infrastructure, were carried out in the North-Eastern Region (NER) from 2019-2024, the government said on Wednesday.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections at Kalipur in Arambagh reminded the people of the area of the reign of terror under the Left Front government, and said it will return if the BJP is allowed to win.
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha candidate, Rakesh Soman, has quit the party and joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday.
The third and final phase for Chhattisgarh encompassed voting across 7 Lok Sabha constituencies: Raipur, Bilaspur, Korba, Raigarh, Durg, Janjgir-Champa, and Surguja.
Barring stray incidents, the second phase of polling to two Lok Sabha constituencies went off peacefully today.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi, the Congress has appointed senior party leaders Sachin Pilot and CP Joshi as AICC observers for North East Delhi and Chandni Chowk parliamentary seats.
