The notification, issued under clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, stated that the President has approved their appointments for a two-year term, effective from the date they assume office, in order of seniority.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for cancelling the discriminatory clause of the Indus Water Treaty and said that this decision will "directly benefit farmers" in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh
"... We were earlier opposing this new Waqf Act because it is a bulldozer attack on the Constitution and the fundamental rights enshrined in it. Nobody can explain which clauses in this act will give relief to the Munambam people..." Rajeev told reporters.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant, who was the member of the Joint Parliament Committee (JPC), on Wednesday, stated that clause-by-clause discussions were not held in the committee regarding the Waqf (Amendment) Bill.
Gogoi said that the clause-on-clause discussion was not held in the Joint Parliamentary Committee and added that the law is against the constitution and minorities.
Jairam Ramesh accused the committee of bypassing a clause-by-clause discussion and ignoring dissenting voices from opposition MPs and alleged that the Waqf Amendment Bill was "bulldozed" through the JPC.
He said, "It will certainly have no impact on this very important free trade treaty, TEPA, which we have concluded and which is now in the process of ratification and should then to interforce in the latter part of the year or at the latest next year."
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday alleged that the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill have been "rushing through" the report as they held "no clause-by-clause" discussion over it.
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.
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.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to Union of India through ministry of Law and Justice on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a declaration that Article 334A(1) or Clause 5 of the Women's Reservation Act, 2023, is unconstitutional.
Speaking to ANI, Dr Syed Naseer Hussain said, "The real issues related to Waqf were not discussed in the way the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) was working. The procedures were not followed before submitting the report. We wanted clause-by-clause discussion between JPC members and then