New Delhi, April 16 -- Amid heightened tensions over the Waqf Amendment Act, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, asking her whether she has issues over women being given representation in the Waqf board.

He further asked Banerjee whether she had a problem with "backward" Muslims being given a seat in the Waqf board.

"I want to raise some big questions for Mamata Banerjee. First, if women are being given a place in the Waqf Board, in the centre, and all the states, do you have a problem with that? Second, if backward Muslims are getting representation in the Waqf Board, do you have a problem with that?" Prasad said while addressing a presser.

Moreover, P...