New Delhi, April 2 -- Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, on April 2 moved the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as proposed by Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for consideration in the Lok Sabha.

"The government and the JPC received several memoranda, and suggestions from stakeholders and experts on Waqf Bill," Kiren Rijiju said in Lok Sabha.

Amid loud opposition in the Parliament, he added that the government is "not going to interfere in any religious institution" and blasted the Opposition, saying, "You tried to mislead people on issues which are not part of Waqf Bill."

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