Congress leader Chennithala backed the decision of the central government to refer Waqf Amendment Bill to the Joint Parliamentary Committee and emphasised that minorities rights should not be snatched away.
Congress leader Chennithala said, "The government did not discuss with anybody befor
In an interview with ANI, Union Law and Parliament Affairs Minister of State Arjun Ram Meghwal spoke on varying aspects of the Waqf Board Amendment Bill that was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 8.
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju on Friday thanked the Chairmen of both Houses and said that the Parliament saw very good business transactions in both Houses along with active participation from the members.
A 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee including 21 Lok Sabha MPs and 10 Rajya Sabha MPs has been constituted to look into the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
The current Bill proposes to simplify the legal framework by incorporating the proposals of the Indian Railway Board Act, 1905 in the Railways Act, 1989. This will reduce the need to refer to two laws. Instead reference will be required only to one law.
The bill provides for amending the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, Banking Regulation Act 1949, State Bank of India Act, 1955, Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act 1970, and Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980.
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As the Parliament convenes for the ongoing Budget Session on Friday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce new Bills including the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to amend the Reserve Bank of India Act, the Banking Regulation Act and the State Bank of India Act among o
As the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was tabled in the Lok Sabha by the Union government today, the Congress denounced the bill as "draconian" and an "attack on the Constitution," adding that "this is a draconian law and a fundamental attack on the Constitution."
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday criticized the BJP for introducing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and said that religious matters are very sensitive and government should not make decisions in a hurry.