Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Dimple Yadav on Thursday asserted that the entire opposition is united against the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which was tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Earlier today, a major ruckus erupted in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha when the JPC report on the Waqf Amendment Bill was to be tabled. The Lower House was adjourned till 2 pm on Thursday amid opposition sloganeering against the report.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha MP Tejasvi Surya on Thursday praised the new Income Tax Bill, stating that the legislation will make the lives of India's taxpayers much easier.
Earlier today, Jagadambika Pal, BJP MP and Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, said that the JPC will present its report in Parliament today after six months of nationwide consultations.
"The Union Finance Minister had said that the new Income Tax Bill will be simpler than the previous bill. In the previous Bill, there were 296 sections. In the new Bill, there are more than 500 sections. In the previous Bill, there were 5 schedules. In the new Bill, there are 14 schedules
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Medha Vishram Kulkarni presented the report. She also tabled a copy of the record of evidence given before the panel on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
Speaking to ANI, Gogoi asserted that several members of parliament have expressed their dissent in the JPC report, highlighting the constitutional negligence caused by this bill.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prakash Reddy lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US, expressing his hopes that the meeting between PM Modi and US President Donald Trump would further strengthen the bilateral relationship between India and the US.
David Smith, the Executive Chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, emphasised the critical role of personal diplomacy between global leaders, particularly Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump, in strengthening bilateral ties.
Speaking to ANI, the JPC Chairman emphasized the committee toured the country to collect inputs before finalizing the report, which included the adoption of 25 amendments across 14 clauses.
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