Reacting to AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi’s incessant attacks on the BJP over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said several Muslim leaders had been lying to the community. He said these leaders had been trying to place a black band on the eyes of the Muslims.
“Muslim leaders are constantly lying to the Muslim community on the Waqf Bill. The Muslim leaders are putting the black band in the eyes of Muslims. The Amendment was based on complaints of over 10,000 Muslims. People like Owaisi are giving the wrong message to Muslims for appeasement. First, the JPC was formed, and when the bill was prepared, home minister Amit Shah asked to give suggestions, but no one gave any suggestions,” he said.
He was referring to a protest called by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) in which it asked Muslims to wear black armbands as a mark of protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill while offering namaz on the occasion of Alvida Jumma. Owaisi attended such a protest in Hyderabad on Friday.
Manoj Tiwari appealed to the Muslims to not get trapped in the words of Muslim leaders.
“The Waqf Board will be made stronger through this Bill, and the Muslims of the country will get their rights. The Bill is in favour of the Muslims. Muslim widows and children would get their rights,” he added.
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