'You'll Break The Nation…': Amit Shah Hits Out At Opposition's 'Appeasement' In Waqf Bill Debate

Last Updated:April 02, 2025, 19:03 IST

Speaking in favour of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Waqf council and board came into existence in 1995, and non-Muslims will have no role in running of religious affairs

Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Lok Sabha during the budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi on April 2. (Image: Sansad TV/PTI)

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will not interfere with Muslim religious matters and properties donated by them. He said any suggestion otherwise is “fear-mongering for vote bank" and “appeasement politics".

Speaking in favour of the Bill in the Lok Sabha, after it was tabled in Parliament, Shah said the Waqf council and board came into existence in 1995, and non-Muslims will have no role in running of religious affairs.

“The opposition is trying to spread misconceptions about the Bill. The Waqf bill is not going to interfere with muslim religious practice…appeasement politics is going on, opposition is doing vote bank politics. You…will break the nation with your myths," he said, hitting out at the opposition.

He further said there is no provision in the Waqf bill that non-Muslims will be included in the Waqf board. “This Bill is to curb corruption going on in the Waqf board. If the amendment was brought in 2013, I can say you would not have needed to bring the Bill. The Waqf board is not a religious body but administrative," he added.

Earlier, Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, which seeks to improve the functioning of Waqf properties, address complexities, ensure transparency and introduce technology-driven management. Tabling the Bill, which was examined and redrafted by a joint parliamentary committee (JPC), he said the legislation has nothing to do with religion, but deals only with properties.

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