Srinagar, April 6 -- Taking a veiled dig at the opposition, Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju stated on Sunday that those who do not understand the Waqf (Amendment) Bill are unhappy.

Speaking to ANI, Rijiju said, "Those who did not understand (the Bill) are unhappy. Keeping politics aside, the people who understand the amendments made by us in the bill will know it is going to benefit the poor, Muslims, women and people from backward communities in the next 2-3 years."

Earlier on Sunday, Jammu-Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju inaugurated Lok Sanvardhan Parv.

President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was p...