Kiren rijiju statement: The Waqf Amendment Bill has been passed from both the Houses of Parliament Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. On Wednesday (April 2), the bill was passed in the Lok Sabha by 288 votes late at night. At the same time, this bill was passed in the upper house of Parliament on Thursday (April 3). On Friday (April 4), the Central Government Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju held a press conference. During this, Kiren Rijiju thanked the Chairman of both the houses, the Prime Minister and the MPs of all the parties involved in the discussion for discussing the Waqf Amendment Bill.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said, “We got the same votes as many votes required to pass the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.” He said that all thanks to everyone for participating in this very important discussion. ”
He said, “We have achieved an important achievement in the Rajya Sabha on tomorrow i.e. on Thursday (April 3). We have set a new record. We have discussed the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha for 17 hours and 2 minutes.” He said that it seems very difficult to break this record. Apart from this, there was not a single disruption during the discussion on the Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament. “
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– ANI (@ani) April 4, 2025
What did Rijiju say to challenge the bill in the Supreme Court?
On the question of challenging the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Supreme Court, he said that whenever people implement a law in Parliament, people challenge it. Monitoring in this is the work of the court. However, many leaders of the opposition also like this bill.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister spoke on Sonia Gandhi’s comment
Regarding Sonia Gandhi’s statement, Kiren Rijiju said, “A statement was passed during the Parliamentary Party of the Congress in Parliament tomorrow i.e. on Thursday (April 3), stating that this bill was forcibly passed in the House, while this bill passed under so many rules. There will be questions when we pass the bill without discussion. We have passed the bill in record time.”
#Watch Delhi | Union Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Says, “One important Milestone that we have achieved in Rajya Sabha, Yesterday – We Created A New Records – We have 17 hours and 2 minutes in Rajya Sabha (over the waqf amendment… pic.twitter.com/ycabwj2C9c
– ANI (@ani) April 4, 2025
He said, “The discussion on the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha started from 11 am on Thursday (April 3), which lasted till 4 am on Friday (April 4) the next day.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister replied to Gaurav Gogoi’s statement
At the same time, on Gaurav Gogoi’s statement, Kiren Rijiju said, “BIMSTEC has a big and important organization and every Prime Minister goes to such a summit. Prime Minister Modi was sitting in Question Hour in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.”