New Delhi, April 3 -- BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Thursday hailed the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, calling it a triumph for social justice and good governance after over 13 hours of debate in the lower house of the parliament.

In a video statement, Ponnawalla said that he welcomes the decision, stating, "After more than 13 hours of discussion, the Waqf Amendment Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha... I welcome it... Waqf will no longer be able to claim whatever it wants... Social justice has won today."

Poonawalla emphasised that the legislation would safeguard the rights of poor Muslims and that all the "evils" in the Waqf system would end after it gets passed in the Rajya Sabha.

"Poor Muslims,...