Chandigarh, April 3 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Wednesday opposed the Waqf Bill in Parliament, claiming that the BJP-led central government introduced it to grab Waqf properties.

Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Meet Hayer stated that the Waqf Bill would enable the BJP government to interfere in the affairs of minority communities. "Today, there is an attack on Waqf. In future, there may be tinkering with matters of other religious minorities like Sikhs, Buddhists etc. With this bill, Article 14 has been directly violated," the Sangrur MP claimed.

The MP said that the government talked about implementing the recommendations of the Sachar Committee, but the same report also mentioned that 70% of the Waqf Board prope...