Kiren Rijiju claims opposition leaders privately support the Waqf Bill

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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju claimed that several opposition members privately support the bill while publicly opposing it. His statement adds a new dimension to the debate as the government prepares for discussions on the legislation.

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00:00This movement will not only support crores of Muslims, but will support the whole country.

00:06Whatever work is needed for the welfare of the country, for poor Muslims, for women, for children,

00:13we will not back down from whatever work is needed.

00:17And those who are protesting, they are protesting for political reasons.

00:21I will keep the rest of the logic in my mind.

00:25And I also want that if someone opposes, they oppose the logic.

00:30And we will respond to each logic, each section, each clause.

00:35Because when we are bringing such a bill, we have come with a lot of thought and a lot of preparation.

00:43And for centuries, people will remember that Narendra Modi's government has brought such a bill

00:51which has made the poor people, especially the Muslims,

00:55who are the largest number of poor Muslims in the world in India,

01:00everyone should be worried about it.

01:02And this worry has been done by Narendra Modi, our government has done it.

01:07And at the same time, the time the board has misused for many centuries, many years,

01:15has misused the power and has looted the property of the poor.

01:21We are doing our job to stop that too.

01:23It is for the welfare of the country.

01:25And we appeal to all the political parties that everyone should support the bill for the welfare of the country.

01:30If you oppose, then keep logic and oppose.

01:33Do not oppose by saying such false things.

01:35Sir, certain organizations, certain political parties are still resorting to fear-mongering.

01:42Yes, I am aware of that.

01:45Some of the leaders, including some of the religious leaders, are also misguiding the innocent Muslims.

01:53Misguidance leads to nowhere.

01:57It will be exposed because a year back, the same campaign was launched.

02:04When the CAA bill was introduced,

02:07the same people said that the CAA is to snatch the citizenship status of the Muslims.

02:13But it's been now a year.

02:15Nothing such has happened.

02:17You must have seen it.

02:18At the time of CAA, it was said that the CAA, the Citizenship Amendment Bill,

02:23said that it is being attacked on the identity of the Muslims.

02:32The citizenship status of the Muslims will be snatched.

02:38They had made such a propaganda.

02:41It was exposed.

02:43The CAA was implemented.

02:44Has it snatched the citizenship of any Muslim?

02:47Not at all.

02:49It will still be like this.

02:51After the CAA bill is implemented, those who are opposing it will regret it.

02:58The whole country is in this together.

03:00Some people are opposing it.

03:01The whole country is in this together.

03:03Many Congress leaders, many opposition parties, privately say that this bill is necessary.

03:10This is a political stance for a vote bank.

03:14They are opposing it.

03:15I will keep the rest in the parliament.

03:19Minority Affairs Minister that you heard from him talking about the bill.

03:25Once again reiterating that this bill is the need of the hour.

03:29And the fear-mongering should be stopped is what he said.

03:33It's a historic law.

03:34The initiative has been taken by his government, by the Modi-led central government,

03:39is what Kiran Bijuju said.

03:41And this was a bold step in the direction of ensuring justice.

03:46To manage the buff board more professionally,

03:48which is extremely important at this point in time, is what Kiran Bijuju has said.

03:52Opposition has now, is now, he says, backing the bill in private,

03:58but publicly have to oppose it, says Kiran Bijuju.

04:01That this is wrong.

04:03Fear-mongering is there, and section of the opposition is indulging in it,

04:08is what Kiran Bijuju has said.

04:10In the run-up to the bill being tabled by Kiran Bijuju,

04:13the Minority Affairs Minister, speaking to the press,

04:16he spoke about the fact that opposition is doing pure politics on it when they are in private.

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