Preparations have started to challenge the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Supreme Court. After Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, now the Congress on Friday said that it will soon challenge the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 passed in Parliament in the Supreme Court. The bill was approved by Parliament on Friday morning. It was first approved by the Lok Sabha and then by the Rajya Sabha.
DMK to file petition in Supreme Court against the bill
Earlier, Stalin had announced to approach the court regarding the Waqf Bill. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin had said on Thursday that his party would file a petition in the Supreme Court against this bill. Stalin had reached the Assembly wearing a black band in protest against the passage of the bill from the Lok Sabha. During this, he had said that despite the opposition of a large number of parties in India, adopting the amendment at 2 o'clock in the night at the behest of some allies is an attack on the structure of the Constitution.
'Will continue to oppose all attacks by the government'
In a post on 'X', AICC General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said, 'Congress will very soon challenge the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Supreme Court.' He said, 'We are confident. We will continue to oppose all attacks by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the principles, provisions, and practices enshrined in the Constitution of India.'
Congress listed the cases, which were challenged in the Supreme Court.
Jairam Ramesh said that the challenge to CAA, 2019 by Congress is being heard in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is also hearing the Congress' challenge to the 2019 amendments to the RTI Act, 2005. Hearing is also going on on the Congress' challenge to the validity of amendments in the Conduct of Election Rules (2024). Similarly, a case is pending in the Supreme Court on the intervention of Congress to maintain the basic spirit of the Places of Worship Act, of 1991.
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