Rajya Sabha saw a heated debate on the waqf bill, with NCP's Praful Patel and JDS's HD Deve Gowda supporting it and criticizing Congress for its stance. Patel pointed out Sena's controversial past, while Gowda praised PM Modi's efforts to safeguard waqf properties and emphasized India's secular values.
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