The ongoing discussions surrounding the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 took a dramatic turn recently, culminating in the suspension of Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee from a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting. Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar responded to the unfolding events by emphasising the government’s commitment to addressing perceived injustices within the Waqf Board.

Speaking to reporters, Majumdar asserted, “Our government is trying to remove the injustice within the Waqf Board. For instance, they are claiming a 1500-year-old temple as Waqf property. The age of Islam is about 1400 years, and in India, it’s even less. So, how can a 1500-year-old temple be classified as Waqf property? This is nothing but a tactic for vote bank politics,” as per ANI.