New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's order on staying certain provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act, stating that the apex court has put a "complete stop" to the government's "conspiracy" and the verdict is a relief for those who feared their lands will be grabbed.

The remarks by Pratapgarhi, one of the petitioners on a plea to stay the implementation of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, were made as the Supreme Court pronounced judgment declining to stay the Act in its entirety, but put on hold some of its contentious provisions.

The apex court stayed a provision of the Waqf Act, which empowered district collectors to determine whether a property claimed as Waqf actually belongs to the...