Lucknow, April 1 -- The Joint Parliamentary Committee Chairman on Waqf Amendment Bill and BJP MP Jagadambika Pal on Tuesday criticised opposition parties for "always considering Muslims as their vote bank" and said their support to the black band protest of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) was appeasement politics.

Speaking to ANI, Pal hoped that the bill would be passed in the Parliament if it comes as it will "benefit" poor Muslims and the Pasmandas.

Speaking to ANI, Pal stated, "Be it Congress, Samajwadi Party, Owaisi, TMC or opposition parties, they always consider Muslims as vote bank. In the politics of appeasement, these people are standing with the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB)... They (AIMPLB) hav...