"Dissatisfaction in minds of people": RJD leader Manoj Kumar Jha on Waqf Amendment Bill 2025
After the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 was passed in the Parliament, RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Friday said that there is dissatisfaction in the minds of the people.
ANI
Apr 04, 2025 04:20 IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): After the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 was passed in the Parliament, RJD leader Manoj Kumar Jha on Friday said that there is dissatisfaction in the minds of the people.
"In this parliament, only the farm laws were passed and the opposition gave a very meaningful contribution...There is still dissatisfaction in the minds of the people and if it is not cleared, the outcome should not be like that of farm laws," Jha told reporters.
The Parliament passed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 in the early hours of Friday after a marathon and heated debate.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said, "Ayes 128 and Noes 95, Absent zero. The Bill is passed."
The Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2024' has also been passed in the Parliament. The House sat beyond midnight to pass the legislation.
Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju accused the opposition parties of trying to mislead people on the Waqf Amendment Bill and said it will benefit crores of people from the Muslim community.
Replying to the over 12-hour-long debate on the bill in Rajya Sabha, Rijiju said several suggestions made by the Joint Parliamentary Committee had been incorporated in the revised bill.
Rijiju said that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, will be renamed as the UMEED (Unified Waqf Management Empowerment Efficiency and Development) Bill.
Lok Sabha, which took up discussion on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill on Wednesday, passed it past midnight after a marathon debate.
The government introduced the revised bill after incorporating the recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, which examined the legislation introduced in August last year. The bill seeks to amend the Act of 1995 and improve the administration and management of waqf properties in India.
The Bill aims to overcome the shortcomings of the previous act and enhance the efficiency of Waqf boards, improving the registration process and increasing the role of technology in managing waqf records. (ANI)
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