2 weeks Ago By TNM Staff
An article in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) mouthpiece claiming that Catholic churches in India own more land than the Waqf Board has triggered a political row, with the Congress and the CPI (M) accusing the Sangh of “tactically” targeting one minority community after the other. The now-deleted article was published on April 3, when the discussion on the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Bill was underway in the Parliament. Pointing out the timing of the propaganda piece, titled ‘Who has more land in India? The Catholic Church vs.
Waqf Board debate’, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleged that it did not take long for the RSS to turn its attention to Christians after “attacking” Muslims with the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. “I had said that the Waqf Bill attacks Muslims now but sets a precedent to target other communities in the future. It didn’t take long for the RSS to turn its attention to Christians.
The Constitution is the only shield that protects our people from such attacks - and it is our collective duty to defend it,” Rahul Gandhi wrote on X. I had said that the Waqf Bill attacks Muslims now but sets a precedent to target other communities in the future. It didn’t take long for the RSS to turn its attention to Christians.
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