New Delhi, April 3 -- Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Thursday criticised the provisions of Waqf (Amendment) Bill, saying "the manner in which the rights of a community and autonomy to run their institutions have been taken away is unconstitutional".

He said the bill is trying to snatch what the Constitution has given.

"I spoke for about 15 minutes on behalf of Congress and raised several issues. The manner in which the rights of the community, their freedom, and autonomy to run their own institutions have been taken away and reduced under government pressure is unconstitutional, according to Article 26," the Congress leader told ANI.

Participating in the debate on the bill, the Congress Rajya Sabha MP said that the bill has "...