Congress to challenge contentious Waqf bill in Supreme Court
PTC News Desk: The Congress is all set to challenge the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 in Supreme Court. General Secretary Incharge of Communication, Publicity and Media Jairam Ramesh took to his social media and recounted several other legal battles the party is fighting in the Supreme Court including the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of 2019 amendments to the Right to Information (RTI) Act of 2005, and amendments to the Conduct of Election Rules (2024).
"The INC's challenge of the CAA, 2019, is being heard in the Supreme Court. The INC's challenge of the 2019 amendments to the RTI Act, 2005, is being heard in the Supreme Court. The INC's challenge to the validity of the amendments to the Conduct of Election Rules (2024) is being heard in the Supreme Court. The INC's intervention to uphold the letter and spirit of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, is being heard in the Supreme Court. The INC will very soon be challenging in the Supreme Court the constitutionality of the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2024," Ramesh said.
He further exuded party's confidence in resisting all the actions by the BJP government which it deem as assault on the principles enshrined in the constitution.
"We are confident and will continue to resist all assaults of the Modi Government on the principles, provisions, and practices that are contained in the Constitution of India," the Congress leader said.
Parliament passed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 in the early hours of Friday after a marathon and heated debate.
- With inputs from agencies
