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Saturday, Apr 19, 2025
At the BJP meeting on Wednesday, a section of leaders raised criticism that the press meeting was a strategic error, sources in the party told Onmanorama.
He pointed out that the BJP promoted the Waqf Bill as a solution to the Munambam protest in order to deceive the people.
'Now, the provisions (of the Waqf Amendment Act) are in their favour,' the minister said while talking to the media in Kochi on April 15.
In his interaction with the media, the minister made it clear that the Waqf land dispute troubling the Munambam residents could be resolved only through legal recourse.
Speaking to the media, Kunhalikutty alleged that the BJP had promised to resolve the dispute through the Waqf Bill, but the latest statement amounted to a 'betrayal.'
The minister will also be meeting the leaders of the Syro-Malabar Church’s Political Affairs Committee.
Chandrasekha claimed that the government was continuing with its 'usual pattern' of turning its back on the protests.
The families facing eviction from their residential properties with the Waqf Board’s claim over their land have been staging an indefinite protest on the church premises.
Munambam has been witnessing an indefinite strike for the past 178 days by 610 families who are entangled in a legal dispute with the Waqf Board.
BJP sources said the minister’s visit has been postponed due to an emergency cabinet meeting.
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