Bid to ignite communal tension

KOCHI: leader of Opposition V D Satheesan on Thursday launched a scathing attack on both the Union and state governments, accusing certain forces of attempting to ignite communal tension by falsely linking the Munambam issue with the Waqf Bill.

He said that the opposition maintains its stance that the land in Munambam is not Waqf property and that the issue could not be resolved through amendments to the Waqf Bill. The amendment is part of the Sangh Parivar’s agenda to deprive the rights of a particular religious community and betray them, he said.