Shiv Sena leader Manisha Kayande has strongly criticised the Opposition parties and organisations challenging the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, asserting that their legal challenge is unlikely to hold ground as the legislation was passed through due Parliamentary process. 

Speaking to ANI, Kayande defended the law and dismissed the objections raised by various political and religious groups, stating that the bill had undergone significant scrutiny, including a review by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). “The bill has been passed in Parliament with a majority, after hours of discussion, and after a JPC in which each party was given a chance to put in suggestions,” she said. “How can their case stand in court when the bill has been passed in the House, the highest authority to make laws? They are merely trying to create confusion among people by setting a false narrative,” Kayande told ANI.