'Appeasement Politics': PM Modi's Big Attack On Opposition Over Waqf Protests At Rising Bharat Summit
In his first speech on the topic after the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was passed in Parliament last week, PM Narendra Modi strongly reacted to the intense debate over the legislation
Attacking opposition parties over protests around the Waqf (Amendment) Act, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said these were rooted in “appeasement politics".
In his first speech on the topic after the legislation was passed in Parliament last week, Modi strongly reacted to the intense debate over it. “We can’t burden 21st century generations with the politics of 20th century. The protests around Waqf are rooted in the politics of appeasement," he said while delivering the keynote address on Day 1 of the Rising Bharat Summit 2025.
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His remarks come in the backdrop of protests in several states against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, even as the Supreme Court agreed to hear petitions challenging the law on April 15. He said this is a big challenge, and the debate around the Waqf law has appeasement at its foundation.
Further attacking the opposition, he said the 2013 amendments to the Wakf Act were aimed at appeasing Muslim fundamentalists and land mafia. “The Waqf law had become a cause of fear. Now it ensures dignity for all, especially the marginalised in the Muslim community. I congratulate the Parliament of the country for making a wonderful law in the interest of the entire society, in the interest of the Muslim community," he said.
At the same time, the Prime Minister questioned what the poor and women among the Muslims got — a message that shows his commitment to what he described as a major step towards social justice. He said the passage of the Bill is among the big decisions of the NDA government at the Centre in 100 days of governance and will secure the sanctity of Waqf and also the rights of the poor, backwards and women among Muslims.
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“The debate on the Waqf law stands as the second longest in our parliamentary history. Discussions on the bill spanned 16 hours across both Houses, accompanied by 38 meetings of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC), totalling 128 hours of deliberation. Moreover, nearly 1 crore online suggestions were received from citizens across the country. This underscores that democracy is not limited to the walls of Parliament; it is being enriched and strengthened through active public participation," he added.
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