Waqf Board grabbing land, time to amend law: Amit Shah in Jharkhand’s Baghmara

Union minister claims corrupt leaders will be hanged upside down

Ranchi, November 12: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused the Waqf Board of grabbing land and asserted that it was time to introduce changes in the body and amend the related Act.

Addressing a poll rally in Jharkhand’s Baghmara, Shah also said that no one can stop the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), which is “needed to check infiltrators”, and assured tribals that they would be kept out of its ambit.

“The Waqf Board is in the habit of grabbing land. In Karnataka, it has devoured the assets of villagers…It has grabbed land parcels of temples, farmers and villagers…Tell me whether changes are required in Waqf Board or not,” Shah said at the rally.

He also took a dig at Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying both oppose the changes to the Waqf Board.

“Hemant Babu (Hemant Soren) and Rahul Gandhi say no. I tell you let them oppose it, the BJP will pass the Bill to amend the Waqf Act. No one can stop us,” Shah said.

In Tuesday’s rally, Amit Shah also claimed that “trainloads of illegal immigrants will be sent to Bangladesh” if the BJP is voted to power in Jharkhand.

He also accused the ruling Hemant Soren government of making infiltrators its vote bank.

“No one can stop implementation of Uniform Civil Code aimed at preventing infiltration in Jharkhand, and tribals will be kept out of its ambit,” Shah claimed.

The home minister also promised that if the BJP is voted to power, it would make Jharkhand the most prosperous state in the country in the next five years.

“Each paisa looted by JMM-Congress leaders will be returned to its treasury,” he said. “…We will set up mineral-based industries in Jharkhand and create an environment in which no one will migrate to other states.”

Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused the JMM-Congress government of corruption, claiming they have looted public money with impunity promising strict action against those involved in corruption, stating, “They will be hanged upside down.

He also said that as long as there is one BJP MLA, the party won’t allow reservations for Muslims.

“Congress is an anti-reservation party. They want to end reservations for backward classes and Dalits to provide it to Muslims. As long as there’s even one BJP MLA, we won’t allow reservations for Muslims,” Shah said.

Elections for the 81-member Jharkhand assembly will be held on November 13 and 20, with the vote count scheduled for November 23.