All India Muslim Personal Law Board's (AIMPLB) spokesperson SQR Ilyas expressed great concern over the alleged constitutional violations and violations of the established rules by the Joint Parliamentary Committee dealing with Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 and the alterations of the predecided da
Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Wednesday claimed that the people in Waqf Board are not satisfied, adding that a proposal will be presented in the coming Parliamentary session to further postpone the Waqf Waqf Amendment Bill, in case the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) did not reach an
BJP leader Arvinder Singh Lovely along and some other party leaders met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and party chief and Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Tuesday.
Senior Advocate Harish Salve, representing the Dawoodi Bohra Community, underlined the community's unique doctrines and practices, asserting their need for exclusion from the proposed legislation to safeguard their faith and administration under the al-Dai al-Mutlaq during the meeting.
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 JPC is holding a series of meetings to gather input from government officials, legal experts, Waqf Board members and community representatives from different states and Union Territories, aiming for the most comprehensive reform possible.
Recently, Bharatiya Janata Party President JP Nadda appointed Odisha's Kendrapada MP Baijayant Panda as the party's election in-charge for the upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections.
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.
Opposition MPs in the Joint Committee of Parliament (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill have written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and asked for time to raise their points.
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.