The Congress party on Friday announced that it will challenge the Wakf (Amendment) Bill in the Supreme Court. In a post on X, Jairam Ramesh, the party’s Rajya Sabha member and General Secretary in charge of party communications, wrote,
“The INC will very soon be challenging in the Supreme Court the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024.” The Waqf (Amendment) Bill was approved by Parliament, with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod in the early hours of Friday following a 12-hour marathon debate. The Bill was passed in the Upper House with 128 votes in favour and 95 against.