Resolution passed in TN Assemblyurging Centre to withdraw Waqf Bill

 

 

THE Tamil Nadu Legislativ e Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution urging the Union Government to withdraw the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, citing concerns that it under - mines the interests of Muslims in the country. While all major political parties , including the AIADMK, supported the resolution, the BJP staged a walk-out ahead of the vote. Chief Minister M K Stalin, who move d the resolution, said the Indian Constitution guarantees all religious groups the right to practice and preserve their faith, and it is the duty of a democratically-elected Government to uphold these rights.

 

He expressed strong opposition to the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, 1954, stating that they would severely impact Muslim minorities . CM Stalin further noted that DMK representatives A Raja and M M Abdullah, who are members of the Joint Parliamentar y Committee (JPC), were not allowe d to voice their opinions on the proposed changes during committee discussions . CM Stalin also requested Speaker M Appavu to allow BJP leader Vanathi Srinivasan to express her views on the matter . He added that the DMK has consistently upheld democratic values by allowing Opposition voices to be heard in the Assembly