For a man who has fashioned himself as the champion of Muslims, it was odd that Congress scion Rahul Gandhi remained largely absent from Lok Sabha during the heated Waqf Amendment Bill debates. He entered the House just before the voting of the Bill, did not speak on the matter, and was seen seemingly dozing off during the session which was adjourned after 2am on April 3.

Next morning, he posted on X about the Waqf amendments, calling it “a weapon aimed at marginalising Muslims".

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill is a weapon aimed at marginalising Muslims and usurping their personal laws and property rights. This attack on the Constitution by the RSS, BJP and their allies is aimed at Muslims today but sets a precedent to target other communities in the future.…

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 2, 2025

But Rahul Gandhi, at least, did the perfunctory. His sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, was absent throughout the Waqf debate and did not even come to vote. The Wayanad MP’s absence prompted an editorial tirade in Suprabhatham, the mouthpiece of prominent Muslim organisation Samastha Kerala Jemiyyathul Ulama.

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