Jammu, April 7 -- Communist Party of India (Marxist) MLA M Y Tarigami on Monday voiced strong opposition to the amended Waqf law, saying that it is "against the secular framework of the country."

Speaking to media outside the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Tarigami voiced strong opposition to the legislation: "In our view, this (Waqf Act) is against the secular framework of the country. More than 200 MPs voted against this bill, saying that every community has the right to manage its properties. This subject is important for us, and we should hold a discussion on it."

In contrast, BJP MLA Vikram Randhawa defended the law, emphasising that it had already passed in Parliament and received the President's assent.

"The Parliament passed this ...