Union Minister Suresh Gopi said the Waqf (Amendment) Bill would benefit Kerala's Munambam residents protesting land claims.
Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Tourism accused the Opposition of spreading misinformation and remaining silent in Parliament debates.
“Waqf is an institution meant for the greater good. However, certain barbaric practices within it needed to be eliminated,” he said.
“The Bill is a legal step towards ending such practices, the Union Minister said on Friday.
He said that the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament would benefit the residents of Kerala’s Munambam, who have been protesting for revenue rights over their properties in opposition to the Waqf Board’s claims.
Speaking to reporters, the Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Tourism reiterated that the bill would prove advantageous to the residents of Munambam.
“Waqf is an institution meant for the greater good. However, certain barbaric practices within it needed to be eliminated,” he said, without elaborating, adding that “The Bill is a legal step towards ending such practices.”
'Who are you to ask? Be very careful...' MP Suresh Gopi's media outburst over Jabalpur attack ......
During a press interaction, Gopi became visibly agitated when asked about the recent attack on Christians priests in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
"Who are you to ask? Who are you asking? Be very careful when you're speaking! Who is this media? The common people here are bigger than you."
When media persons insisted that the question was valid, Gopi responded angrily, stating that legal action would be taken in connection with the incident.
On Thursday, the Minister (Suresh Gopi) asserted that the censor board never put any pressure on the makers of Malayalam film 'L2: Empuraan', which is now being shown in theatres after multiple cuts.
He was replying to CPI MP John Brittas, who had decried the cuts in the Mohanlal-starrer L2: Empuraan as an assault on freedom of speech and expression.
Responding to Brittas, Gopi said: "I am ready to take any punishment if this turns out to be false. It was the decision of the producer and the lead actor of the film, with the permission of the director of the film, to remove 17 portions of the film.
"It was their decision."
Gopi also took a dig at CPI-M MP Brittas and asked him whether his party would be courageous enough to re-release the film '51 cuts : T P Chandrasekharan'.
"He (Brittas) was talking about a cinema Empuraan. Does he dare to have a re-release of 51 cuts: T P Chandrasekharan," the minister said.
The film he mentioned is about Chandrasekharan, a Left party leader, who was hacked to death in 2012 allegedly by his former party workers.
The deceased had sustained 51 injuries on his body before he breathed his last.
The arguments were exchanged when the Upper House was discussing the Waqf Bill.
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