Srinagar, April 5 -- As the Rajya Sabha passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 on Friday, fierce reactions emerged from Jammu and Kashmir's political landscape. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti called the move a "robbery" of Muslim institutions, while National Conference (NC) MP Ruhullah Mehdi termed it a clear sign of "brute majoritarianism."

"This should not have happened. The Waqf is a minority institution and belongs to Muslims. To bulldoze it in Parliament in this way amounts to robbery. It's very wrong and must be condemned," Mehbooba told the media after the bill was passed.

The bill was cleared following intense debate in both Houses of Parliament. Mehdi, NC's MP from Srinagar, cla...