“The Centre cannot impose the Waqf (Amendment) Act on the states and my party does not support the act in any manner,” stated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) spokesperson Manoj Pandey on Tuesday.
“We believe this Act is not right. It's wrong to impose the Waqf Act on states. A resolution has been brought against it,” Pandey told mediapersons.
Responding to the controversy surrounding recent statements made by Jharkhand Minister Hafizul Hasan, Pandey backed the minister and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of targeting people without any clear objective.
"They (BJP) target someone when they don't have any agenda. Some words could have been here or there, but one must see the intention behind it. Those laying emphasis on this issue are silly," he added.
Earlier, on the eve of Ambedkar Jayanti, Jharkhand Minister Hafizul Hasan had stated that "Shariat is over the Constitution" which sparked controversy.
Babulal Marandi, BJP leader and Jharkhand's Leader of Opposition, had flayed state minister Hafizul Hasan for reportedly prioritising Shariat over the Constitution, calling it an "insult" to Babasaheb Ambedkar's ideals.
In a post on his social media handle, Marandi urged JMM chief Hemant Soren and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to remove Hasan from the cabinet of the JMM-Congress coalition government right away if they "have even a little faith in the Constitution”
"Giving priority to Shariat instead of Constitution by Hafizul Hasan, a minister in JMM Congress government is an insult to the thoughts of Babasaheb Ambedkar. If @RahulGandhi ji and @HemantSorenJMM ji, who roam around with the Constitution book in their hands, have even a little faith in the Constitution, then they should immediately dismiss Hafizul Hasan from the Cabinet. This country will be run by the Constitution, not by Sharia. BJP will protest in the entire state against those who try to impose Sharia on the country," he posted on his social media handle.
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