A day after the Waqf (Amendment) Bill's passage in Parliament, the Congress party vowed to contest the legislation in the Supreme Court "very soon", citing concerns over its constitutionality and potential impact on the Muslim community's autonomy over its religious affairs, PTI reported.
In a microblogging website X, AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "The INC will very soon be challenging in the Supreme Court the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024".
"We are confident and will continue to resist all assaults of the Modi Govt on the principles, provisions, and practices that are contained in the Constitution of India," he said, as quoted by PTI.
Ramesh also said that the INC's challenge of the CAA, 2019 is being heard in the Supreme Court. The INC's challenge of the 2019 amendments to the RTI Act, 2005 is being heard in the Supreme Court, he noted.
"The INC's challenge to the validity of the amendments to the Conduct of Election Rules (2024) is being heard in the Supreme Court. The INC's intervention to uphold the letter and spirit of the Places of Worship Act, 1991 is being heard in the Supreme Court," the Congress leader added.
Waqf (Amendment) Bill
The Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha with 128 members voting in favour and 95 opposing it. It was passed in the Lok Sabha early Thursday, with 288 members supporting it and 232 against it.
