New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Amid the Opposition parties objecting to the alleged deletion of dissent notes from the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, on Thursday, Bharatiya Janata Party MP and JPC member Aparajita Sarangi defended the report, calling it a "meticulous exercise."

"Since I have been a part of the JPC, I can say with all conviction that the preparation of the 655 pages report has been a meticulous exercise... The government of PM Narendra Modi wants proper management of the Waqf properties," the MP told ANI.

Further stating that the bill has been brought for a "noble cause" the centre has brought the amendment, she added, "Jagdambika Pal has included the notes of the Opposition who were...