Jammu, April 8 -- Jammu and Kashmir National Conference MLAs, who are part of the ruling alliance in the union territory, criticised the Waqf Amendment Act on Tuesday, claiming that the rights of Muslims are being "taken away every day."

"The MLAs represent more than 70 lakh people. They want there should be a discussion in the House for Muslims too...Our rights are being taken away every day, from 5th August (2019) till date. This was confined to Jammu and Kashmir until now. But now, this is being extended to Muslims across the country. To come back to power in 2029, the BJP Government brought the Waqf Bill," NC MLA Salman Sagar told ANI.

Following chaos in the Assembly, the House was adjourned for half an hour while certain PDP MLAs, ...