BJP's winning difference in Rajya Sabha on Waqf Amendment Bill was very low: Jairam Ramesh

New -Delhi, April 4 (IANS). Despite the opposition of opposition parties, the WAQF (amendment) Bill, 2025 in both Houses of Parliament, was approved. While the government calls it its success, the opposition seems happy that there were many votes in protest against the bill in the vote. Rajya Sabha -LP and veteran congressman Jairam Ramesh said on Friday that the margin of BJP’s victory in the house was much less. Jairam Ramesh wrote in a post on social media platform ‘X’, ‘Vote in Lok Sabha on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was 288-232, while 128 votes were in favor of the Rajya Sabha Bill and 95 votes in protest. In reality, victory would have been more than the duel. Not kneeled before the pressure of the BJP. He wrote, “The congress will soon dispute the Constitutionality Bill of the Waqf (amendments), 2025 in the Supreme Court.” In fact, Parliament approved the WAQF (amendment) bill, the Rajya Sabha approved it in the early hours of a 12 -hour marathon debate. The bill was approved by 128 votes in the Bo -House compared to 95. In the early hours of Thursday, 288 votes were made in favor of the bill and 232 votes in protest. The congress strongly opposed the bill in both houses of Parliament. The party claimed to be an attack on the core structure of the Constitution, and its purpose is to “polarize” and “divide” the country on the basis of religion. Some Chief Mallikarjun Kharge talked about defects in the bill. Kharge wrote on “X”, “such an atmosphere was created in the country regarding the WAQF Council Amendment Bill that this bill was approved in the Lok Sabha late at night, 288 votes and 232 votes were cast in his favor. Why did this happen? This means that the bill has many errors. ‘ -Ians Sch/Ekd Share this story Tags