New Delhi, April 2 -- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Wednesday strongly opposed the Waqf Amendment Bill and lashed out at the BJP, stating that a party which do not have a single Muslim MP in the Lok Sabha is ironically going to protect the rights of the minorities.

Speaking during a discussion on the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, DMK MP A Raja said, "..The irony is that the rights of the minorities are going to be protected by a party which has no member of a Muslim community"

"Today, it is a remarkable day for the Indian Parliament to decide our destiny whether this secular country is going to travel in the path which was well written by the forefathers of the Constitution or a negative path decided by the communal forces ...