The notice was submitted to the Secretary General, signed by Sajjad Lone, Khursheed, and other MLAs amidst the demand by certain Opposition (except BJP) to discuss the Waqf Amendment Act, which will reform the Waqf Board.
As the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly continued to witness uproar over the Waqf Amendment Act, Awami Ittehad Party MLA Khursheed Ahmad Sheikh on Tuesday accused the ruling National Conference of having a "fixed match" with the BJP.
PDP President Mehbooba Mufti condemned the Act, asserting that it goes beyond religious matters and represents a direct assault on the rights, beliefs, and dignity of the country's crores of Muslims.
Meanwhile, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, the largest body of Islamic scholars in India, has moved to the Supreme Court, challenging the "constitutional validity" of the new law.
Karnataka minister Ramappa Timmapur attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its protest against the state government. He said that if the BJP has any guts and is concerned about the people, then they should protest against the Modi government.
On April 5, President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was passed by Parliament during the budget session of Parliament. The President also gave her assent to the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2025.
Congress MLA Irfan Hafeez Lone on Monday said that the party is against the Waqf Amendment Act, adding that this Act is an attack on secularism and federalism.
Following the chaos in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly over the Waqf Amendment Act, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Shagun Parihar on Monday said that the Waqf Amendment Act is not related to J-K Assembly so there is no need to discuss this issue.
After the chaos erupted in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly over the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference president Sajad Lone on Monday said that the discussions should be allowed in the House.
Uttar Pradesh minister Danish Azad Ansari on Monday spoke about the Waqf (Amendment) Act, claiming that while many people publicly oppose it, they are actually supporting it behind closed doors.