IT News
Imphal, April 7:
Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Keisham Meghachandra has voiced strong opposition to the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Act, terming it “unconstitutional” and “divisive.” In a post on social media platform X, Meghachandra criticised the Modi-led BJP government for enacting the legislation, which he claimed undermines the constitutional right to freedom of religion.
“I, on behalf of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee, strongly object the @narendramodi Government’s Waqf (Amendment) Act which was recently passed in the Parliament and was given assent by the President of India,” Meghachandra wrote on social media platform ‘X’.
He alleged that the new law is an attempt to bring personal laws under state control and is in violation of Article 25 of the Constitution, which guarantees the right to freedom of religion. “It is nothing but an attempt through an unconstitutional legislation to bring personal laws under state control,” he said.
Expressing solidarity with minority communities, Meghachandra stated, “I stand with our brothers and sisters of the minorities of the country in opposing the unconstitutional legislation which will snatch away the properties of our brothers and sisters of the minority community.”
He further asserted that both he and the Congress party will resist what he described as the “divisive RSS/BJP agenda” which he claims goes against the spirit of the Constitution and the law of the land.
The Waqf (Amendment) Act has triggered political debates across the country, with opposition parties and minority groups expressing concern over its implications on religious freedom and property rights.
