Amid the Waqf row, Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) Chairman Jagdambika Pal on Thursday met various farmers' organisations in Karnataka's Hubballi and said that the fact-finding report will be presented in the upcoming winter session of the Parliament.
Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) Chairman Jagdambika Pal on Thursday morning visited Karnataka amid the ongoing Waqf row and said that farmers in north Karnataka are claiming that the Waqf board was claiming land that belonged to them. The JPC has been formed to review the Waqf Amendme
Notably, the committee is to submit its report on the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 to the House by the last day of the first week of the Winter Session of Parliament.
The Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Amendment Bill, Jagdambika Pal will meet protesting farmers in Bijapur and Hubballi in Karnataka on November 7.
"By taking this step, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has admitted that Waqf notices were wrongly issued on farmers' land... I am going to Karnataka on November 7 and will see how the state government can issue notices on such a large scale...." Pal told ANI.
This was indeed the first time a women's group was called by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). Specifically, the Muslim Women Intellectual Group, led by Shalini Ali, was invited to share their views and suggestions on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has submitted a comprehensive analysis of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to the Chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, Jagdambika Pal.
A Meeting of Joint Committee of Parliament on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, chaired by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal will be held in Parliament Annexe building on Monday.
Chairman of Joint Parliamentary Committee for Waqf Amendment Bill Jagdambika Pal on Monday said that a series of meetings will take place on November 4 and 5 to gather input from a wide range of stakeholders on the issues related to the Waqf Board amendment bill.
Taking to his social media on X, he posted a copy of the letter and said, "Have written to the Chairperson of the JPC on Waqf Amendment Bill Jagdambika Pal, drawing attention to the plight of farmers from Vijayapura District & other areas in the vicinity in Karnataka, who have been wr
BJP MP and Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Jagdambika Pal, announced that the committee will hold a hearing with the Delhi Waqf Board and representatives of the Ministry of Minority Affairs on Tuesday to discuss the 'Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 20