People’s Democratic Party legislative party leader and MLA Pulwama, Waheed ur Rehman Parra, has launched a scathing attack on the National Conference (NC) and the Jammu & Kashmir government for their silence on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025. Para called their inaction a “betrayal” of the Muslim community, pointing out that Jammu & Kashmir\u2014the only Muslim-majority state in India with 50 Muslim MLAs\u2014failed its people by not passing a resolution against the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parra said that, \u201cIf Tamil Nadu and Karnataka can pass resolutions opposing the Waqf Bill, why is J&K silent?\u201d Parra asked,” \u201cThis silence, in the face of a bill that erodes Muslim religious rights by handing over greater control of Waqf properties to the government, amounts to a tacit endorsement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parra accused the NC of engaging in double-speak. \u201cNC MLAs protest theatrically for the cameras, yet their leadership\u2014including the Chief Minister and NC patron\u2014welcomes the very Union Minister who introduced the Bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This hypocrisy is a grave insult to the Muslim community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He further stated, \u201cFirst they surrendered on Article 370, then on statehood, and now on religious autonomy. No resolution on the Waqf Bill is nothing short of silent approval.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Calling for an immediate discussion in the house, Parra urged the J&K Assembly Speaker to pass a resolution condemning the Waqf Bill and to stand with other states that have taken a firm position in defence of minority rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parra rejected this justification outright. \u201cThis is a weak excuse. Hiding behind technicalities only exposes a lack of political will. The NC must stop playing safe and start standing up for the rights and dignity of the people it claims to represent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n
People’s Democratic Party legislative party leader and MLA Pulwama, Waheed ur Rehman Parra, has launched a scathing attack on the National Conference (NC) and the Jammu & Kashmir government for their silence on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025. Para called their inaction a “betrayal” of the Muslim community, pointing out that Jammu & Kashmir\u2014the only […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jammuandkashmir"],"yoast_head":"\n