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Congress MP Imran Masood stated that the newly-amended Waqf law will be repealed if his party returns to power, amid ongoing protests. He emphasized the urgency of repealing the bill.
Congress MP Imran Masood (Image: PTI file)
Congress MP Imran Masood on Monday said the newly amended Waqf law will be repealed if his party comes back to power at the Centre.
His remarks came as protests continue over the Waqf law, which was notified last week.
“The day we came into power, we will root out this bill in one hour only. Today they are targeting Muslims, tomorrow they will attack some one else…you should wish that we come back to power,” Masood said.
आप दुआ करो,जिस दिन आजायेंगे 1 घंटे में समाधान होजाएगा । pic.twitter.com/816Q4EHSQH— Imran Masood (@Imranmasood_Inc) April 13, 2025
On April 5, President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was passed by Parliament earlier that week after heated debates in both Houses. Multiple entities have moved the Supreme Court, challenging the constitutional validity of the legislation.
Masood was one of the first petitioners who approached the Supreme Court against the Waqf law.
As protests continue in parts of the country, agitation turned violent in West Bengal’s Murshidabad where three people died while several others were injured.
Several vehicles, including police vans, were set on fire, stones were hurled at security forces and shops, and police kiosks burnt down during the rampage. Hundreds of people affected by communal violence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district have crossed the Bhagirathi River and taken shelter in adjoining Malda, officials said.
The local administration has arranged for accommodation and food for the fleeing riot-hit families and sheltered them in schools, while deploying volunteers at the river bank to assist those arriving in boats.
(with PTI inputs)
