India, April 3 -- Waqf bill is brazen assault on Constitution, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said on Thursday, adding that it is part of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) strategy to keep society in state of permanent polarisation.

Sonia Gandhi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is dragging country into an abyss where Constitution will remain on paper. She added their "intention is to demolish" the Constitution. Follow Parliament LIVE updates

The Waqf Amendment Bill, which Sonia Gandhi said has been 'bulldozed' through in Lok Sabha, is a piece of legislation aimed at reforming the management and administration of Waqf properties, which are charitable assets donated for religious or social purposes under Islamic law.

The bill ...