New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday lauded the Supreme Court's interim order to put a stay on certain provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act and said that the Apex Court reaffirmed its resolve to protect the rights of minorities.

In a post on X, Mallikarjun Kharge shared, "The Hon'ble Supreme Court, in its interim order today, reaffirmed its resolve to protect the rights of minorities -- a cause for which the Opposition stood united against the Modi Govt. The BJP had sought to bulldoze a divisive law, designed solely to inflame communal passions and reopen issues that India had long settled."

He further alleged that the BJP was thriving on dividing society for narrow electoral gains.

"The Congress Party...