New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given his response to this after passing the Waqf Amendment Bill from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The PM said that once again, the importance of comprehensive debate and dialogue has been confirmed. The passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill by both houses of Parliament is an important moment of our collective commitment for socio-economic justice, transparency and inclusive development. This will especially help those who have been marginalized for a long time, whose voice was always suppressed and deprived of opportunities.
Gratitude to all members of parloemative who will participate in the parliamentary and commissione discusations, voiced their perceptives and contributed to the strengthening to the strengthening of these legislations. A special thanks also to the country people who sent their valuable inputs to the…
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 4, 2025
Modi wrote on the social media post, there was a lack of transparency and accountability in the Waqf system for decades. This caused harm to the interests of Muslim women, poor Muslims and Pasmanda Muslims. Laws passed by Parliament will increase transparency and also protect people’s rights. PM said, now we will enter an era where there will be a sensitive functioning of more modern and social justice. Bestly, we are committed to prefer the dignity of every citizen. Similarly, we can also create a more strong, more inclusive and more compassionate India.
The Prime Minister thanked all the MPs participating in the Parliamentary and Committee discussions, who expressed their views on the bill and contributed to strengthening these laws. Along with this, Modi has also expressed special gratitude to countless people who sent their valuable suggestions to the Parliamentary Committee. Let us know that there was a discussion on the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha for about 14 hours, after which 128 votes were cast in the path of the bill, while 95 votes were cast in protest. Earlier in the Lok Sabha, after about 12 hours of discussion, there were 288 votes in support of the bill and 232 votes in protest.
