Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi arrived at the Parliament Annexe building on Wednesday for a meeting with the party's Lok Sabha Members of Parliament (MPs).
Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury on Wednesday moved suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the impact of US Tariffs on India which are slated to come in effect from today.
Taking a jibe at the Uttar Pradesh government for declaring 78 per cent of properties including old mosques as government property, Masood said that the Waqf Amendment Bill was overlapping several sections of the Constitution.
Labelling it as a "historic day", Pal said that the hard work of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), which took stakeholders in several states in confidence, has paid off. He added that JPC meetings were held and opposition was heard for eight hours every day.
"On behalf of all the downtrodden and backward Muslim brothers and sisters of the country, I thank Prime Minister Modi for this Waqf Amendment Bill. This will be the biggest 'Eidi' from PM Modi for backward Muslims," Raza told ANI.
He said the government has agreed to hold an eight-hour debate in Lok Sabha today amid the ongoing budget session. The issues, he added, raised by the opposition members must be considered and not "bulldozed" as it happened in the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for the Waqf Amendment Bi
"I hereby give notice of my intention to seek leave to move a motion for the adjournment of the business of the House to discuss a matter of urgent public importance, that this House suspend Zero Hour, the relevant rules concerning Question Hour, and other scheduled business of the day to
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill is expected to be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday. Both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress are issuing whips to their MPs to ensure their presence in the House.
"We passed a resolution against the amendments to Waqf Board. Minorities are an important part of India. You (Central government) are increasing the process of nomination and along with that, they are thinking of making non-Muslims a member of the Waqf Board," SAD leader told ANI in Chandiga
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, is expected to be tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, with both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress issuing whips to their MPs to ensure their presence in the House.