New Delhi, April 4 -- The Parliament in the early hours on Friday approved the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 after a lengthy and intense discussion in the Rajya Sabha which saw the Bill getting nod in the Upper House by a majority of 128 votes against 95 - just a day after it was passed in the Lok Sabha following a marathon debate that continued for almost 12 hours.

A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju made a strong case for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the lower house of the Parliament, Leader of Rajya Sabha and Union Minister J.P. Nadda led a passionate debate in the Rajya Sabha on the bill, while slamming the Opposition. The debate that began on Thursday ended with the majority of mem...