Kerala CM Satheesan making false claim on SC rejecting petitions against Waqf amendment Bill: Rajeeve
CPI(M) leader P. Rajeeve has accused Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan of spreading misinformation regarding Supreme Court rulings on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The dispute centers on the inclusion of non-Muslim members in the Waqf Board and the legal status of pending petitions.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing political tensions and legal debates regarding religious institutional governance and constitutional rights in India.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and former Law Minister P. Rajeeve on Wednesday accused Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan of making a false claim that the Supreme Court had rejected petitions against the Union government’s Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) Act, or the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
Speaking to mediapersons, he said the Chief Minister had used the falsehood to further claim that it was binding on the State government to include two non-Muslims on the Waqf Board.
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