Lucknow, April 4 -- Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday morning registered her opposition to the recent passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill, saying that the central government's attempt to clear the bill in "haste" was "inappropriate".

She said that her party would support the Muslim community if the government "misuses" the legislation.

"The sad thing is that the government brought this bill in great haste and got it passed, which is not appropriate, and now that this bill has been passed, if governments misuse it, then the party will fully support the Muslim community, meaning that in such a case, the party does not agree with this bill," Mayawati posted on X.

The BSP chief argued that the central government shoul...