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BJD to oppose the Waqf (Amendment) Bill

Bhubaneswar, Apr 2 (PTI) As the Parliament begins a debate on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Odisha’s opposition party Biju Janata Dal on Wednesday said it will oppose the contentious legislation. The party said it had made some suggestions to be incorporated into the Bill which were rejected. The BJD, which has seven members in the Rajya Sabha, will oppose the Bill, BJD’s Rajya Sabha MP and national spokesperson Sasmit Patra told PTI. The regional party headed by former chief minister Naveen Patnaik, however, has no member in the Lok Sabha. Stating that BJD Rajya Sabha member Muzibulla Khan will speak

India’s manufacturing sector growth hits 8-month high in Mar: PMI

New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) India’s manufacturing sector growth rose to an eight-month high in March, driven by quicker increases in factory orders and production amid buoyant demand conditions, a monthly survey said on Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was at 58.1 in March, up from 56.3 in February, indicating a substantial improvement in the health of the sector that was above its long-run average. In February, India’s manufacturing PMI fell to a 14-month low amid softer increase in new orders and production. In PMI parlance, a print above 50 means expansion, while a

Lok Sabha begins discussion on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025

New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Wednesday took up for consideration the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which incorporates suggestions made by the Joint Parliamentary Committee that examined the bill tabled in Parliament in August last year. The House also took up the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2024 for consideration and passing. Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju moved the two bills for passing in the House. Congress member KC Venugopal accused the government of trying to bulldoze the bill, saying that they had not been given enough time to move their amendments. “You are bulldozing the legislation, you

Waqf Bill won’t benefit Muslims, says senior AIMPLB official

Lucknow/Varanasii, Apr 2 (PTI) All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has expressed strong opposition to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, stating that it would be detrimental rather than beneficial for Muslims. “The AIMPLB and other Muslim organisations have conveyed their concerns over the Bill to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), but they were not considered. Following this, protests were held in cities, including Delhi and Patna, where demonstrators symbolically wore black bands to emphasise their dissent,” senior executive member AIMPLB Maulana Khalid Rashi Farangi Mahali told PTI on Wednesday. It would be detrimental rather than beneficial for Muslims, he said.

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