New Delhi, April 2 -- Calling upon the opposition members to have "a change of heart" and support the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that Joint Parliamentary Committee, which examined the legislation, held very extensive discussions and such wide consultations on the legislation had never been done in the parliamentary history of India.

Moving the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha, Rijiju said the bill will not be implemented with retrospective effect and dismissed allegations that it is aimed at "snatching" property.

Rijiju also moved the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2024 for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha.

"I want to say that the disc...