Opposition parties strongly criticized the government over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, with around a dozen Muslim MPs arguing that it would strip their community of rights, allow more government control, and deepen religious divisions.
During the Lok Sabha debate, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi passionately opposed the bill, tearing up a copy and claiming its purpose was to make Muslims “second-class citizens.”
He stated, “Yeh Bill ka maqsad sirf muslamanon ko jaleel aur ruswa karna hai, musalmanon ko dusre darje ka shehri banane ka inka maksad hai” (The aim of this bill is to insult and humiliate Muslims and make them second-class citizens). Owaisi also accused the BJP of trying to provoke clashes in the country by exploiting religious tensions between temples and mosques.
