The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, met on Monday at the Parliament House Annexe (PHA) in New Delhi.
Speaking to ANI after the meeting, the Chairman highlighted the benefits of the proposed reform, noting that it does not violate democracy, and urged all parties to come together to implement it.
This comes in connection with the two-day meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territory Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, held from May 21-22.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Jagdambika Pal, on Thursday said that the Bill is being welcomed by the country.
The Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee for the Waqf Bill, Jagdambika Pal, on Thursday expressed his satisfaction over the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, stating that the bill would benefit everyone.
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.
JPC Chairman on Waqf Amendment Bill and BJP MP Jagadambika Pal on Tuesday hit out at the opposition parties saying that they had always considered Muslims as their vote bank and they supported the black band protest of All India Muslim Personal Law Board for the appeasement politics.
Speaking to ANI, the JPC Chairman said, "While many Muslim clerics are supporting this bill, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board is objecting to it. On the day of 'Alvida Namaz', they asked people to wear black armbands in protest against this bill, and even today, on Eid, they have appe
PC Chairman and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagadambika Pal asserted on Tuesday that the government is making amendments to the Waqf Board for the greater good, assuring that no religious freedoms are being taken away through the legislation.
Reacting to AIMPLB's protest on March 26 against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal on Monday said that they are trying to create "instability" in the nation.
Jagadambika Pal, BJP MP and the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, on Sunday criticised the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) for its planned protest against the Bill, claiming it could create divisions and challenge Parliame
"I thank all members of the committee for their positive attitude and for asking questions in the national interest. Doubts were cleared...We are working as a team," PP Chaudhary said.