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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said it was unfortunate that opposition parties are wasting time when private member bills were to be taken up.
At the BJP meeting on Wednesday, a section of leaders raised criticism that the press meeting was a strategic error, sources in the party told Onmanorama.
In his interaction with the media, the minister made it clear that the Waqf land dispute troubling the Munambam residents could be resolved only through legal recourse.
The minister will also be meeting the leaders of the Syro-Malabar Church’s Political Affairs Committee.
Munambam has been witnessing an indefinite strike for the past 178 days by 610 families who are entangled in a legal dispute with the Waqf Board.
BJP sources said the minister’s visit has been postponed due to an emergency cabinet meeting.
Congress MP from Karnataka Dr Syed Naseer Hussain contested provisions in the new bill which calls for the inclusion on non-Muslims in waqf governing bodies and the removal of the concept 'waqf by user'.
The House extended its session past midnight to complete the voting process.
Opposition parties’ raised concerns that the Waqf Bill would negatively impact the Muslim community.
Highlighting Kerala’s demographic composition, he pointed out that Christians and Muslims make up 44 per cent of the state’s population, making it one of the most minority-concentrated regions in the country.
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