Hours after the Parliament handed the Waqf (Modification) Invoice, leaders of the BJP’s Kerala unit visited Munambam, the place 400 acres of land has been on the centre of the Waqf debate within the state, as 50 folks from the realm joined the occasion.
Round 600 households, principally Christians, have been protesting for the final 174 days on the coastal village after the State Waqf Board staked declare to the 400 acres that they’ve been dwelling in for generations.
After visiting Munambam, BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar instructed native protesters, “This is a crucial day within the state’s political historical past. This agitation has given power to the Prime Minister and Parliament to cross the modification Invoice. We shall be with you till you get again income rights over the land. This Invoice has the ability to provide again the income rights of your land. The folks of Munambam have been betrayed by MPs and MLAs who that they had elected. However their voice reached Parliament and it’s a shining second for Indian democracy.”
The 50 individuals who joined the BJP, all Christians, had been beforehand Congress and CPI(M) voters, the convener of the Munambam protesters’ motion committee, Joseph Benny, mentioned.
In the meantime, the Catholic Church-linked Malayalam every day Deepika on Friday mentioned the Congress and the Left, which rejected the Church’s demand that their MPs ought to vote in favour of amending “anti-people sections” within the Waqf legislation, try to create worry amongst minorities by highlighting Sangh Parivar assaults on Christians in North Indian states and Manipur.
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