New Delhi, April 4 -- Bharatiya Janata Party MP Manoj Tiwari on Friday praised the passing of the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Parliament, saying that it is a relief for the country's 140 crore citizens.

Speaking to ANI, Tiwari said, "Today, go to the homes of those people and see their happiness whose lands were wrongly occupied by Waqf. They are people of all religions, and can Congress ever understand the pain of these people? Congress has become blind in appeasement. The passing of the Waqf Bill is a matter of relief for the 140 crore people of the country."

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya also praised the passing of the bill, saying it would benefit the welfare and development of poor Muslims in the country....