Waqf law was made for appeasement, no place for it in Constitution: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Waqf law has no place in the Indian Constitution. He said that Waqf is against social justice and that the Congress made the Waqf Act to increase its vote bank. The Prime Minister was addressing the BJP workers at the party headquarters in New Delhi following the party's smashing victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections.

"The Congress made laws for appeasement. The situation was that before leaving the government in 2014, these people had handed over many properties of Delhi and surrounding areas to the Waqf Board. There is no place for Waqf law in the Constitution given to us by Babasaheb Ambedkar, but the Congress did this to increase its vote bank,” he said.

Modi also said that Congress tried to give the death penalty to true secularism.

“Today, Maharashtra has witnessed the triumph of development, good governance, and genuine social justice. Today, the forces of deception, divisive politics, and family dynasties have been defeated! Today, Maharashtra has strengthened its resolve for a developed India. I congratulate and applaud all BJP and NDA workers across the country,” he added.