India, April 23 -- The state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday held a brainstorming session for party lawmakers, office-bearers and minority members regarding the need to raise awareness among Muslims about benefits of the amended Waqf Act.

Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju, the main speaker at the event, said the amended law allowed Waqf land to be taken away from the clutches of illegal encroachers and returned to poor Muslims.

"Party workers should weed out misconceptions about the law from the minds of people using various forums and media," he said.

The BJP has been focusing on promoting the amended law among 'Pasmanda' or socially backward Muslims, claiming the changes are in favour of poor Muslims an...