Srinagar, April 15 -- Amid protests over the new Waqf legislation in several parts of the country, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday alleged the law "targeted one particular religion" despite India being a secular country.
Abdullah was speaking to reporters on the legislation and protests in West Bengal's Murshidabad district over the law on the sidelines of a conference in Delhi.
The Centre on April 8 notified the Waqf (Amendment) Act, which received President Droupadi Murmu's assent on April 5 after its passage in Parliament following heated debates in both Houses.
The discussions witnessed objections from opposition parties that described the legislation as "anti-Muslim and unconstitutional" while the government said the "histori...