New Delhi, April 19 -- Communist Party of India's (Marxist) Kerala Secretary MV Govindan on Saturday dubbed the Waqf amendment act the BJP-led government's deliberate move to undermine minority rights, stating that the amendment is clearly against the basic structure of the Constitution.

Making a veiled attack on the Union government, Govindan termed the centre's move to bring an amendment to the Waqf Act a calculated attempt by "communal" forces to make minorities second-class citizens.

"The Centre's move to amend the Waqf Act is part of a deliberate policy to undermine minority rights. The Supreme Court verdict has made it clear that the Left's stand on this matter is the correct one. Union Home Minister Amit Shah's open challenge -- ...