The Fact News Service
Chandigarh, April 3
Haryana’s Energy, Transport and Labour Minister, Anil Vij said that the Waqf Board Amendment Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha yesterday because it is an important bill designed to prevent fraud and theft, as Waqf properties across the country were being looted. Vij clarified that this was not the first amendment to the Waqf Board Bill, it had been amended five times before. He further stated that the sun of Narendra Modi would shine for years in Hindustan, while for the opposition, it would remain a dark night.
Vij made these remarks while talking to the media persons today.
He said that in 2013, under the influence of appeasement politics, the Congress government had amended the Waqf Board Bill in a way that allowed the Waqf Board to claim ownership of any land, placing the burden of proving ownership on the person who possessed the land. If this bill had remained unchanged, the Waqf Board could have claimed ownership over all of India, leaving the people of India in a difficult situation. He said that the current amendment is meant to correct the appeasement-driven bill introduced by Congress.
Regarding the rejection of mosque scanners under the Waqf Amendment Bill, Vij stated that the government works for the general public, and people are happy with its decisions. Across the country, people celebrated yesterday with fireworks, colors and dancing. However, religious leaders who have a political agenda rather than a religious one cannot be pleased. When asked about the opposition calling yesterday a “black day,” Vij responded sarcastically, saying that Narendra Modi’s sun will shine for years in Hindustan, and for the opposition, it will remain a dark night.
It is the duty of governments to fix things if there is any looting – Vij
Regarding the opposition by Akhilesh Yadav to this bill, Cabinet Minister Anil Vij said that the government’s duty is to work for the country’s and the people’s welfare. If there is looting anywhere, it must be corrected. He also mentioned that in Parliament, Asaduddin Owaisi tore up copies of the Waqf Board Amendment Bill, and Vij remarked that Owaisi often does such things to stay in the media spotlight. He also took a dig at the Congress.
After the Aam Aadmi Party government came to power in Punjab, drug addiction has increased rapidly – Vij
When AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal blamed previous governments for the growing drug addiction in Punjab, Vij took a strong stand against him, saying that since the Aam Aadmi Party government came to power, drug addiction in Punjab has increased rapidly. He stated that giving lectures does not solve problems, real change happens through ground-level action and no visible work is being done on the ground.
Farmers are sitting on protests in Punjab, and Punjab has an INDI-alliance government – Vij
When asked about Haryana’s former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s statement accusing the BJP of exploiting and troubling farmers, Vij responded by asking what policy the government has created to trouble farmers. He pointed out that farmers are protesting in Punjab, where the INDI-alliance government is in power.
