Kochi, April 1 -- The Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council's call for the State's MPs to support the Waqf Amendment Bill has sparked a political debate, putting the Congress-led UDF and CPI(M)-headed LDF under pressure to clarify their stance on the disputed Munambam land issue. In a statement, the KCBC urged elected representatives to vote in favour of amending the "unconstitutional and unjust provisions" in the existing Waqf Act when the new bill is brought up for discussion in Parliament.
The appeal was made by KCBC President Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Catholicos on behalf of the council on Saturday. The influential body of the Catholic Church in the state, the Catholicos, urged that the unfair provisions denying the people of Munambam their...