Party MPs will vote against Waqf Amendment Bill: CPI(M)

CPI(M) opposes Waqf Amendment Bill, vows to vote against it in Parliament amid protests from Catholic Church.

The CPI(M) on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) announced its opposition to the Waqf Amendment Bill, proposed by the NDA Government at the Centre and said the party MPs will vote against it in Parliament.

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This stance comes amid protests from the Catholic Church, criticising MPs from Kerala for their position on the bill.

CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan indicated the party’s stand while speaking to media on the sidelines of the 24th party congress being held in Madurai, Tamil Nadu from April 2 to 6.

Mr. Govindan also brushed aside the stand taken by the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) on the issue, saying it will not affect the party’s view on the matter.

“Let there be no doubt, we will take a stand against the Waqf Bill. We have already made our stand clear. We do not keep changing our stand based on what others are saying. We have a clear stand,” he said.

Meanwhile, the BJP in Kerala will be holding marches to the residences of all INDIA bloc MPs in the State during the day in protest against their opposition to the Waqf Bill, the saffron party said in a statement.