Waqf Bill assault on Constitution, will fight it on every forum: CPI(M)’s Brinda Karat

Madurai: Calling the Waqf (Amendment) Bill an assault on the Constitution, CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat said on Thursday that her party will use all available fora to fight against it.Addressing a press conference on the sidelines of the 24th party congress here, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader reiterated the party’s strong opposition to the Bill.“We believe it is an assault on the Constitution of India,” Karat said.

She said if the issue was just about the Waqf Board’s functioning, reforms could have been introduced in consultation with the Muslim community.“The BJP is raising a bulldozer against the believers of Islam. Even though it may use its majority in Parliament to push this, we will use every forum available to fight against this assault on the Constitution,” she said.



Karat emphasised that the CPI(M) does not see Hindutva as a factor in isolation, but it also has a pro-corporate agenda, and the party is opposed to attacks on any minority groups.Asked about Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s absence in the Lok Sabha during the debate and voting on the Bill, Karat said, it is for the Congress leader to answer.“You will have to ask Priyanka Gandhi.

It is for everyone, the constituents (of the UDF), to see that she was not there. It is for her to answer,” she said.The BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita), which is against organised crime, is being used against trade union leaders,” Karat said, adding that two trade union leaders were arrested under this section in Uttar Pradesh and one was held in Jammu and Kashmir.

Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, asserting that the proposed legislation is not against Muslims or intended to hurt their religious feelings, but seeks to improve the functioning of Waqf properties, address complexities, ensure transparency and introduce technology-driven management.The Lok Sabha passed the Bill by a 288-232 vote in the early hours of Thursday, after nearly 12 hours of debate.The post Waqf Bill assault on Constitution, will fight it on every forum: CPI(M)’s Brinda Karat appeared first on Greater Kashmir.

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