New Delhi, April 2 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav claimed on Monday claimed that the Waqf Bill would hurt India's secular image in the world and that it was being brought as part of the Bharatiya Janata Party's "divisive agenda".

"The Minister is saying that whether the land is for railways or defense, it belongs to India. But isn't the land for defense or railways being sold? The government should guarantee that Waqf land will not be given to anyone else," he said.

Yadav said while speaking during the debate on Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 tabled by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju in Lok Sabha.

"This is a conspiracy to snatch homes and shops from crores of people in the country. When most ...