Barely two days before PM Narendra Modi's visit to Bhopal on 31 May to address a 'Women Empowerment Mega Conference', two senior women BJP leaders made derogatory statements against Muslims and Pakistan at an event in Indore.
Former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has linked the recent Pahalgam terror attack to the unresolved issues stemming from the Partition of India and the 1971 Indo-Pak war.
Slamming Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his government’s silence on the Waqf Bill, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday accused him of having abandoned the Muslims during this crisis.
President Droupadi Murmu has given assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, as announced by the Law Ministry in a notification dated April 5 (Saturday). The Bill was recently cleared by the Parliament after intense and lengthy debates in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill in both Houses of Parliament, saying it marks a watershed moment in the country's collective quest for socio-economic justice, transparency and inclusive growth.
Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi, the National President of All India Muslim Jamaat, expressed his support for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, stating that it would significantly benefit Muslims and ensure the betterment of their socio-economic conditions.
They said that the Bill is not just aimed at usurping Waqf properties in the country but is also aimed at sowing the seeds of discord between various sects of the community.
Sri Ramakrishna wasn’t a follower of the claptrap Hinduism usually ladled out to gullible simpletons. His established faith was: Each religion is great as it assists one to reach God. There was a perfect consistency between his belief and behaviour. He mixed freely with Christians, Sikhs, Muslims, Brahmos and others.
The deputy CM further stated that festivals such as Holi, Gudi Padwa and Eid teach us to live together and the real strength of the country lies in unity.
While Muslims describe themselves as the followers of Prophet Muhammad, the holy Quran describes a Muslim as someone who submits themselves to the will of the one Lord who created the heavens and earth and is the master of the day of the judgement.
