Srinagar: National Conference (NC) chief spokesperson and MLA Zadibal, Tanvir Sadiq said on Monday that his party will oppose the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in and outside the Parliament.
The NC leader said the reservations and concerns of minorities were not addressed genuinely in the bill.
Despite reservations and concerns expressed over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, the pleas of Muslims were not heard genuinely, he said, adding “it is unfortunate…, it is disappointing that reservations expressed by a minority of the country were not addressed. The NC will oppose this bill tooth and nail. The party will fight against it in and outside the Parliament.”
Terming it an “interference” in religious affairs of the minority community, the NC leader said that under fresh amendments there has been a provision that any Hindu individual can be a member of Muslim Waqf Board, while as in case of similar socio-religious institutions of Hindus, there is no provision for the presence of a Muslim member.
Sadiq also welcomed the meetings of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq with Kashmiri Pandits in New Delhi, saying “National Conference (NC) has always advocated the return of Kashmiri Pandits. We believe Kashmir is incomplete without Pandits. The dream of Kashmiriyat cannot be fulfilled till KPs come and live with their brethren in the valley like they lived before 1989. We support Mirwaiz’s initiative. We want KPs to return to the valley and live at their original places, but not in ghettos.”
