New Delhi, April 2 -- The Waqf Amendment Bill, set to be introduced in the Lok Sabha today, has sparked strong opposition from Congress leaders, who have raised concerns over its potential to divide communities. Congress MP Sukhdev Bhagat on Wednesday called the bill "evil in the name of reform," claiming that it was being introduced with a spirit of vengeance.

"All I can say in short is that this (Waqf Amendment Bill) is evil in the name of reform , and this Bill is being brought in a spirit of vengeance," Bhagat told ANI.

Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla expressed his concerns about the government's interference in religious matters.

Aujla said, "They (the government) are going against democracy. Every religion has its own system. The...