No need to read too much into DK Shivakumar statement: K.C. Venugopal
Ballary, October 21: AICC General Secretary and State In Charge K.C. Venugopal said that there was no need to read too much into the statement of Minister D.K. Shivakumar on separate Lingayat religion.
Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, Venugopal said that D.K. Shivakumar was a senior party leader and whatever he spoke, there was something in it. So, there was no need misinterpret it, he said.
It was far from truth that he has taken D.K. Shivakumar into task for giving such a statement. Shivakumar has expressed his opinion. He has not done any mistake. He has spoken right thing. But it was not the party opinion. It was his personal opinion, he said.
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Waqf Bill anti-secular, will snatch rights of Muslims: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday described the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as “anti-secular”, claiming that it would snatch the rights of Muslims.
Banerjee, speaking in the assembly, also said the Centre did not consult with states over the matter.
“The bill is anti-federal and anti-secular; it is a deliberate attempt to malign a particular section. It will snatch the rights of Muslims... The Centre did not consult with us on the Waqf Bill,” she said.
The chief minister added that “if any religion was attacked”, she would wholeheartedly condemn it.
Opposition parties have stridently criticised the amendments proposed by the bill in the existing Waqf Act, alleging that they violate the religious rights of Muslims.
The ruling BJP has asserted that the amendments will bring transparency in the functioning of the Waqf boards and make them accountable.
A parliamentary committee has been constituted to scrutinise the contentious bill.
