The Congress member, and several others from opposition parties, expressed apprehension that similar action might be taken in the future on properties under different religious bodies and groups.”Today it is Waqf, tomorrow it will be about gurdwara land, then temples… They want to snatch the land and give it to their friends,” he said.TMC member Nadimul Haque condemned the report and said a bill to stop encroachment on Waqf properties was withdrawn.”On one hand, they are saying they want to save Waqf land and on the other hand, they withdrew that bill,” he said.”I was also a member of the committee, the dissent note that we gave was redacted, it was censored. The minister claimed everything has been done as per rules. They need to tell under which rule were these portions redacted,” he said.Haque claimed millions of Indians would be affected if the Bill became an act. “We will continue to oppose the Bill.” AAP’s Sanjay Singh, also a member of the panel, said rules were not followed during its meetings.”I participated in the proceedings. It was turned into a joke, those who are not stakeholders were called and we, who were members of the panel, our perspectives, our dissent, was not even included in the report. It is a violation of parliamentary conventions,” he said.”This is the beginning for capturing land of mosques and dargahs, history will not forgive us…The Modi government wants to give all property to Adani and some capitalists,” he said.Mahua Maji of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) echoed Singh.”The government is eyeing Waqf land. This will happen with other religions as well in the days to come,” she said.The Congress’ Pramod Tiwari said, “We want to save the country, we know it has come today for the Waqf, it will be gurdwaras next, then temples…churches. This is an effort by the INDIA bloc to protect the interest of all religions in the country.” Denying the opposition’s charge on their dissent notes being redacted, Rijiju said the panel did commendable work.”Some opposition MPs raised objections and said their dissent notes had been taken out. The report, along with annexure, has been tabled. In the dissent note, if aspersions are cast on the committee, which the chairman feels is not right, the chairman has the power to remove those portions. It is written in the rules,” he said in a press conference.”It is wrong to say the dissent notes are not included in the report,” he added.
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