Anurag Thakur's big statement on Waqf Bill, said- Ambedkar's constitution will work, not Mughal decree

New Delhi: Anurag Thakur on Waqf Bill: BJP MP Anurag Thakur fiercely attacked the opposition in the debate on the Waqf Amendment Bill going on in the Lok Sabha. He said that India had seen a partition in 1947 but now India cannot allow the country to be divided for the second time.  Speaking on the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, Anurag Thakur said that the political parties opposing this bill have political motives.

They are not seeing how the Waqf properties are being misused. He claimed that the Waqf properties are in the hands of a few powerful people. Anurag Thakur said, "Only 20 people have control over the Waqf properties. The lands of poor Hindus, Dalits, tribals and backward classes were snatched and declared as Waqf. No one talks about this injustice. Why is the opposition afraid of raising this issue?"

The aim of the Waqf Amendment Bill...

The aim of the Waqf Amendment Bill is to bring about structural changes in the management of Waqf properties, government intervention in it and to make its rules more stringent so that Waqf properties cannot be tampered with. Anurag Thakur said that the old management of Waqf allows anyone to take control of any land in an unfair manner. 

The government is pushing to pass it

Anurag Thakur attacked the opposition and said, "The country needs freedom from the fear of Waqf. It is up to you to decide whether to stay with Baba Saheb's constitution or stay with Waqf. This is Hindustan. Not Pakistan or Taliban. This country will run by Baba Saheb Ambedkar's constitution. Not by Mughal decrees." This bill has now become a big political issue. The government is pushing to pass it and the opposition is calling it an attack on the rights of minorities.