India, April 2 -- Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske, on Wednesday voiced his support for the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025, accusing the opposition of misleading people by claiming that the bill is anti-Muslim.

Mhaske told ANI, "The Opposition is spreading misinformation that the Waqf Amendment Bill is against Muslims only for their own gains... Balasaheb Thackeray had also opposed Waqf. Sanjay Raut is a liar and a puppet of Rahul Gandhi."

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday took up the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, for consideration. The bill includes recommendations from the Joint Parliamentary Committee, which reviewed the version initially introduced in Parliament in August last year.

Ahead of the debate and voting, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena issued a...