Oppn MPs walk out of Waqf Bill meeting for second day in a row

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NEW DELHI: Several Opposition MPs on Tuesday walked out of a meeting of the joint committee on the Waqf Bill, alleging derogatory remarks against them by a BJP member.

Opposition members, including Kalyan Banerjee, Gaurav Gogoi, A Raja, Mohamed Abdulla and Arvind Sawant, stormed out of the meeting of the parliamentary panel, which was hearing a presentation from representatives of the Ministry of Minority Affairs on the Bill.

The Opposition members rejoined the meeting after staying away for nearly an hour.