New Delhi, April 18 -- Congress MP Kiran Kumar Chamala on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's interim directions on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, describing them as a stern rebuke to the Union Government.

Speaking to ANI, Chamala said, "The Supreme Court has given a tight slap to the Union Government by directing that there will be no non-Muslim member in the Board until the next hearing and at the same time, there will be status quo on the status of the properties... We welcome the Supreme Court's decision today."

Separately, reacting to Telangana leader KT Rama Rao's remarks on the National Herald case, Chamala dismissed the comparison as "immature".

"KTR must understand that the comparison doesn't get Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi inv...