Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has strongly supported the Waqf Act, has slammed the Congress' opposition as part of appeasement politics. Speaking at a rally in Haryana's Hisar to mark the birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, he asked the Congress whether it would nominate a Muslim as the president and give 50 percent tickets to Muslim candidates if it had a real commitment to the Muslim community.
Ahead of the rally, Modi laid the foundation stone for the new terminal building of the Maharaja Agrasen Airport, which is being built at a cost of over Rs 410 crore. He also inaugurated a commercial flight to Ayodhya. Modi reiterated that his promise that "even those wearing sandals will fly in planes" is becoming a reality across the country. Modi alleged that during the Congress rule, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs were treated as "second-class citizens". He alleged that in Karnataka, SC, ST and OBC reservations were being used as a tool of appeasement and tenders were awarded on the basis of religion, which was against the Constitution.
Modi alleged that during the Congress regime, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs were treated as "second-class citizens". He accused Karnataka of turning SC, ST and OBC reservations into a tool of appeasement and awarding tenders on the basis of religion, which is against the Constitution.
Modi alleged that the Congress's appeasement policies were harmful to the Muslim community, benefiting only a few and leaving the majority uneducated and poor. He said that although the vast land under the Waqf Boards is meant for the poor, the needy and children, it is being exploited by land mafias. He criticized that the encroachment of land belonging to Scheduled Castes, Tribals and Backward Classes does not benefit the Pasmanda Muslims.
Modi said that the new Waqf Act amendments will end this exploitation and that Waqf boards will not be able to interfere in tribal land. He claimed that this is a crucial step to protect tribal interests. Modi alleged that during the Congress regime, B.R. Ambedkar was insulted, paved the way for his electoral defeats and conspired to remove him from the system. He accused the Congress of trying to destroy Ambedkar's legacy and ideas after his death and spreading the poison of vote bank politics in the country.
Speaking about the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand, Modi criticised the Congress's double standard on secularism. "The Constitution talks about a secular civil code. But Congress never implemented it. Today, even though UCC has been implemented in Uttarakhand, Congress is opposing it," he said.
