Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh has accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of trying to incite civil war in the country over the Waqf board issue.
“Rahul Gandhi wants to create civil war in the country in the name of the Waqf Board, for which he is bringing in new toolkits. The wrongdoings of Congress and this dream of Rahul Gandhi will not be realized,” Singh was quoted as saying in the reports.
He also slammed Congress leader Salman Khurshid for his comments on religious atrocities faced by Hindus in Bangladesh.
“When Hindus in Bangladesh faced religious atrocities, Congress leaders including Salman Khurshid and others said that scenes like Bangladesh would be recreated in India,” Singh added.
The minister’s reaction comes in the wake of the Waqf board controversy, followed a walkout by opposition members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) which is looking into the issues concerning the bill Waqf amendment bill few days ago.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has criticized the Congress government in Karnataka for allegedly sending notices to farmers to seize their land.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah have clarified that no farmers would be evicted from their land. Minister for Rural Development Priyank Kharge earlier slammed the BJP over the Waqf row, saying that the allegations levelled by the opposition party in the state were “politically motivated.”
“This is nothing but politically motivated. I want to ask the BJP, during their tenure, did the Waqf Board shut its doors? Was it shut? There was nothing happening during the BJP tenure. They say one thing and do another,” alleged Kharge.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for the Waqf Amendment Bill, Jagdambika Pal, has announced that a series of meetings would be held on November 4 and 5 to discuss the Bill. These sessions aim to gather insights from a diverse array of stakeholders, including Islamic scholars, former judges, SC and HC lawyers, and minority organizations,
