Rajat Sharma, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of India TV.
There has been a war between the government and the opposition parties on the Waqf Amendment Bill. The government will try to get it passed, although Rahul’s Congress, Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party, M.K. Stalin’s DMK, Lalu Yadav’s RJD, Hemant Soren’s JMM, Uddhav’s Shiv Sena, Sharad Pawar’s NCP, Chandrashekhar Rao’s BRS to Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM’s AIMIM are opposing the bill. The government is confident that the Waqf Bill will be passed in the Lok Sabha. The government has accepted some amendments for its ally JD-U, TDP. There are three attitudes to look into the amendment in the Waqf law. The first of the government, which feels that some few people captured Waqf’s properties and made a thick material, now there is a need to stop this loot. The other side belongs to Maulana Maulwis who feel that if there is a change in the law, the properties will come out of their hands, so they are scaring people by saying that the mosques and cemeteries of Muslims will be occupied by the government.
The third party is the opposition parties, they know that the amendment in the Waqf law is for reforms but their concern is about the Muslim vote bank. They want to see standing with Muslims in any case and when the question is of vote bank, no one cares about reforms. The fourth side is the BJP allies, which have been said that if they support the Waqf Bill, they will lose the vote of Muslims. But Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar were not afraid of such things. The thick thing is that the first Waqf bill was run of rumors and speculation, Muslims were intimidated, but these bets did not happen. Then BJP’s fellow parties were intimidated. It also failed. Now the Waqf Amendment Bill will be passed in the Lok Sabha, but when there is a long debate on it, everyone’s poll will be exposed. The public will know which party is taking a stand for Muslim votes on the Waqf bill and which is adamant for reforms.
Namaz on the road: what yogi said
Yogi Adityanath clearly stated that namaz will not be allowed on the roads. Roads are for traffic, for the common people to walk. Yogi said that there are mosques to offer Namaz, what is meant to jam the roads. Yogi said that those who advocate namaz on the road should learn discipline from Hindus. Yogi said that those who compare Namaz in the road to the Kavad Yatra, accuse Muslims of discrimination, they have to understand that if the government allowed the Kandar Yatra, the procession of Muharram was never stopped. After the success of Mahakumbh, Yogi Adityanath’s confidence has increased considerably. Actually his policy and intention is very clear. If they are against Namaz on the road, they do not hesitate to say this. If they protect the procession of Moharram, then they have no problem in saying this. Yogi heritage, Sanatan talk openly, they have no problem in this. If there is clarity in the thought process of a leader, then his trust also increases and the performance is also better.
Raj Thackeray’s MNS: Why slaps?
On the orders of Raj Thackeray in Maharashtra, his party workers have started hooliganism. Raj Thackeray had said at the rally in Gudi Padwa that Marathi will run in Maharashtra, people who are coming to Maharashtra from other states, are working, they should talk in Marathi. The MNS workers will teach a lesson to the Marathi who does not speak. After this, MNS workers started working. MNS activists in Mumbai’s Powai area beat up the security guard of an apartment as he did not know Marathi. The workers beat the security guard and then made a video of him, folded his hands and apologized. Raj Thackeray’s original politics was to beat, vandalize, scare North Indians. This led to the name but it did not work. In the last election, Raj Thackeray’s party once again suffered a bad defeat. That is why they are now raising the question of Marathi identity. Marathi language should be respected, Marathi Manush should be respected, it is a tradition of Maharashtra but by slapping, no one has ever received respect till date. Nobody respects the law that takes into his hand. (Rajat Sharma)
See: ‘Today’s talkFull episode of April 1, 2025 with Rajat Sharma
