Why send those to Lok Sabha who did not speak single word in the parliament?: Siddaramaiah
Ballary: Sriramulu has not spoken in the Lok Sabha or Assembly even for a day. Similarly, Shantha, the candidate from the Ballary Lok Sabha constituency, has also not spoken in the Lok Sabha. So why they should be sent there for decoration, asked former chief minister Siddaramaiah.
Speaking during the election campaign at Ballary's Hampasagar taluk, Siddaramaiah said, "Did not Sriramulu, who is terming Ugrappa as an outsider, contest against me in Badami? Did he born in Badami? he jibed at Sriramulu.
Ugrappa entered into politics even before Sriramulu had opened his eye. If Ugrappa goes to Lok Sabha, Ballary sounds there. But that work will not happen If Shantha goes to Lok Sabha, said Siddaramaiah.
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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.
