It appears that the Narendra Modi government managed to receive some requisite support from the right regions just before Thursday, when they are expected to present a bill that is expected to govern Waqf Boards. However, ahead of Monday, many Indian politicians were busy watching what was happening to their eastern neighbor, Bangladesh.
They were not alone. A delegation of the All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council (AISSC), whose most important sajjadanashin is the spiritual head of dargah in different parts of the country, met union minister for minority affairs Kiren Rijiju and expressed support for proposed changes that will
The delegation this time held a meeting with Riijiju along with the BJP’s national spokesperson, Shehzad Poonawalla, under the leadership of Syed Naseruddin Chishty, who is also the chairman and successor of the present spiritual head of the Ajmer Dargah, to discuss a lot of major issues of importance to Muslims.
The same can be attributed to the fact that Rijiju himself uploaded a video on social media site X and stated that they ‘lauded and praised the efforts’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the ‘welfare of the entire community and minorities in general.’ on Tuesday morning. What the minister seems to have avoided saying is that there was full support for the desired reforms that the government is planning to introduce.
