LDF, UDF engaging in ‘appeasement politics’ by opposing Waqf Act amendment: BJP | India News – Times of India

PALAKKAD: The BJP on Tuesday blamed the Kerala verdict LDF and opposition UDF of engaging in “appeasement politics” by opposing the Centre’s proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, an issue that has become prominent during the state’s ongoing bypoll campaign. In a press statement, former Union Minister and BJP Kerala leader Prakash Javadekar noted that even before the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was discussed or voted on in Parliament, the UDF and LDF had passed a unanimous resolution in the Kerala Assembly to oppose it to postpone.
Javadekar explained that the bill is currently before a joint parliamentary committee, but the LDF and UDF are already opposing the amendments and siding with the Waqf.
“How can there be two laws in one country? If you have a property dispute involving a temple, a gurdwara or a church, you can go to court. But if you have a dispute over Waqf land, you cannot go to court. courts,” Javadekar noted.
He accused the LDF and UDF of “double standards” and “appeasing extremists”, claiming that they have not spoken out about attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, a temple in Canada or on Israel, and that they oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). ).
Javadekar also demanded that the Kerala government make public the extent of Waqf land in the state, as well as the amount of government, private and agricultural land claimed by the Waqf Board.
The senior BJP leader emphasized that this issue is not about Hindus versus Muslims, but rather an issue between extremists and the general public. He described the ‘one-sidedness of the law’ and the ‘biased view’ of the LDF and UDF as ‘worrying’.
Asserting that the BJP will not allow any government to appease extremists, Javadekar demanded that issues surrounding the Waqf Board claims, especially in areas like Munambam in Ernakulam district, be resolved to provide justice to the innocent and helpless victims .
Both the CPI(M)-led LDF and the Congress-led UDF have come under criticism from various groups, including the Catholic Church, for their failure to address the concerns of the people of Munambam. There is also growing dissatisfaction among the Christian community over the LDF and UDF’s stand on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2024, introduced by the BJP-led Centre.
In support of the bill, the Church has alleged that numerous properties owned by Christian families for generations in villages like Cherai and Munambam in Ernakulam district have been illegally requisitioned by the Waqf Board based on provisions in the existing law.