New Delhi, March 7 -- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday criticised the handling of the Waqf Amendment Bill and alleged that the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) process failed to uphold democratic norms.

Jairam Ramesh accused the committee of bypassing a clause-by-clause discussion and ignoring dissenting voices from opposition MPs and alleged that the Waqf Amendment Bill was "bulldozed" through the JPC.

Speaking to ANI, the Congress leader said, "Usually, the budget session is fairly well-structured. In the first part of the budget session, we have the presentation of the budget, of course, and the President's address, the motion of thanks, all that is over. Now, we come to the second phase. In the second phase, we usually tak...