Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday called for a law that would ensure representation for poor Muslim women and Pasmanda communities in the Waqf Board, while also condemning the misuse of waqf properties.
These consultations aim to refine the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, which governs the management of over 600,000 registered waqf properties across the country.
The sixth meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, held on Friday saw broad support from various stakeholders for the proposed legislation aimed at enhancing the management and regulation of Waqf properties in India.
The PBC in its emergent meeting of the Executive Committee chaired by Vice-Chairperson of Farooq H Naek expressed 'serious concerns' over the mode and manner in which the session of the parliament was summoned to get the constitutional amendments passed
The committee, in the first session of meeting, is hearing the views/suggestions of the representatives of All India Sajjadanashin Council, Ajmer. In the second session of the meeting, the Joint Parliamentary Committee will record the views/suggestions of the representatives of Muslim Rashtr
The fifth sitting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, on Thursday, witnessed a heated debate regarding the rights of the Muslim community and the majority population.
Several members of the committee, including the chairman Jagdambika Pal, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, and AAP MP Sanjay Singh, were seen coming out of the Parliament after the meeting.
Pakistan's ruling party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has shifted its focus to addressing concerns of the legal fraternity after failing to secure support from its former ally, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), for passing a constitutional amendment package in parliament, according to a
Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli reiterated to amend the constitution on the basis of need and essence, as the main law of the Himalayan Nation marks its ninth year of promulgation.
A meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 was held at the Parliament Library Building in the capital city of New Delhi.
In a significant statement at the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Faiza Rifat, a Muslim woman from Jaipur, Rajasthan, voiced her support for India's Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).