New Delhi, April 2 -- Bharatiya Janata Party leader and the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Jagdambika Pal, attacked the Opposition for spreading "lie" over the Bill and said that it will benefit poor and Pasmanda (backward) Muslims.

"Today is a historic day. Now not only will the poor Muslims get the benefit, but people from OBC and Pasmanda communities will also get representation in the Waqf Board...The government has introduced a bill to make the Waqf more transparent and Muslims will benefit from it...The opposition is lying," Pal told ANI on Thursday.

Earlier today, the Lok Sabha passed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 after a marathon and heated debate during which members of the INDI...