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‘BJP allies betrayed Muslims’: AIMPLB seeks appointment with Murmu

AIMPLB general secretary Muhammad Fazlur Raheem Mujaddidi said in a statement, “The Muslims who are associated with these parties should reconsider their status.

Muhammad Fazlur Raheem Mujaddidi- droupadi murmuAIMPLB general secretary Muhammad Fazlur Raheem Mujaddidi and President Droupadi Murmu. (Source: FB/mfrahim.com)
Written by: Lalmani Verma
2 min readNew DelhiApr 4, 2025 10:24 PM IST First published on: Apr 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM IST

Calling the passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill a “stigma and a black chapter for the largest democracy of the world”, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Friday sought an urgent appointment with the President Droupadi Murmu to express their concern before she gave her assent to the Bill.

The Board also called the “conduct” of BJP allies and their leaders, particularly Nitish Kumar (JDU), Chandrababu Naidu (TDP), Chirag Paswan (LJP) and Jayant Chaudhary (RLD) as “reprehensible”, and said they have “betrayed Muslims, which would be never forgiven”.

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AIMPLB general secretary Muhammad Fazlur Raheem Mujaddidi said in a statement, “The Muslims who are associated with these parties should reconsider their status. What would be their place after this betrayal? Which course should they follow as Muslims?”

Lalmani is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, and is based in New Delhi. He covers politic... Read More

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