Jammu, April 9 -- Congress MLA Irfan Hafeez on Wednesday termed the Waqf Amendment Act a state interference in the religious affairs of the Muslim community. He added that the demand for a discussion on the act in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was justified.

Hafeez accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of destroying the secularist identity of India.

"The Waqf Amendment Act is an interference to our religious matters, and the members have expressed their concern about it... We will not tolerate their interference in our religious matters. They (Central government) have divided our beautiful state," Hafeez told ANI.

"The Constitution and rule of law is being violated. Secularism is being brazenly violated. Federalism is under thr...