'Strongly Oppose The Amendment...': AIMPLB Urges 'Secular Parties' To Not Vote In Favour Of Waqf Bill

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The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Tuesday issued a letter appealing to all the secular political parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) alliance and members of Parliament, to strongly oppose the Waqf (Amendment) Bill.

This comes as the centre is likely to table the Waqf (Amendment) Bill before the Budget session comes to a close on April 4, with discussion and passage in the Lok Sabha on April 2.

The AIMPLB has urged secular political parties and MPs to vote in favour of the bill under any circumstances.

"All India Muslim Personal Law Board has appealed to all secular political parties, including BJP’s allies and members of Parliament, to strongly oppose the Waqf Amendment Bill and to not vote in its favour under any circumstances," the AIMPLB said in a post on X.

Do Not Support the Waqf Amendment Bill –All India Muslim Personal Law Board President Appeals to MP's

New Delhi : April 01, 2025

All India Muslim Personal Law Board has appealed to all secular political parties, including BJP’s allies and members of Parliament, to strongly… pic.twitter.com/Xya9FxBh4B — All India Muslim Personal Law Board (@AIMPLB_Official) April 1, 2025

“The President of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, has appealed to all secular parties and members of Parliament to not only strongly oppose the Waqf Amendment Bill when it is presented in Parliament tomorrow but also to vote against it to prevent the BJP’s communal agenda,” AIMPLB added in a released statement.

Meanwhile, TDP national spokesperson Prem Kumar Jain stated that his party is in support of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and assured that Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu is in favour of Muslims.

Speaking about the bill, Prem Kumar Jain said, "The whole Muslim community is waiting for the Waqf Amendment Bill to be tabled...Our party will support it. Chandrababu Naidu has already mentioned that we will work in interests of the Muslim community. Tomorrow, the bill will be tabled, only then we will make any comments on it. I assure you that Chandrababu Naidu is in the favour of Muslims."

On the other hand, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari said that the party will oppose the bill.

"We (Congress) have a very clear stand on Waqf. When the JPC was formed, we had presented all our objections but they were not accepted there. When this (Waqf Amendment Bill) comes to the House, we will oppose it in the same way as we did in the JPC." Tiwari said, ANI reported.