The National Conference (NC) MLA once again staged a protest in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday over the adjournment of discussions on the Waqf Amendment Bill.
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.
Congress MLA Irfan Hafeez Lone on Monday attacked the central government over the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025 and said that the Bill is a violation of the Constitution, democracy, and rule of law.
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.
"It is a violation of the Constitution, democracy, and rule of law... Numbers do not matter in a democracy. They should have taken us in their confidence and respected our emotions... You are brazenly violating rule of law, federalism, and secularism. This is a matter of serious concern. We
Ruckus broke out in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Monday as JKNC MLA Tanvir Sadiq on Monday demanded an adjournment motion on the Waqf Amendment Bill, saying they are not challenging Parliament's authority but want to express our sentiments.
As Union Home Minister Amit Shah is in Jammu and Kashmir for a two-day visit, National Conference MLA Tanvir Sadiq has raised the issue of the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly descended into chaos on Monday after members of the National Conference and other opposition parties staged a protest against Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather's decision to reject their adjournment motion on the Waqf Amendment Act.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sunil Sharma on Monday described Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to the border region of Kathua as a decisive step to counter the emerging threats of terrorism in the region.