New Delhi, April 16 -- BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Wednesday said that the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) is continuously provoking people over the Waqf Amendment Act.

He said the law has been passed in parliament, and a plea has been submitted to the Supreme Court, so why are the protests happening?

Pal said the opposition does not want the backward class and women to get a place in the Waqf board and also benefit from the Act. The BJP MP asserted that the act has been brought for the benefit of the Muslim community. The Waqf board's income has not been used to build schools and colleges, and it even cannot pay salaries to its employees.

"AIMPLB is continuously provoking people. The law has passed, and the application has b...