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.
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
A four-member delegation from the Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) met Jagdambika Pal, the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) tasked with reviewing the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024.
BJP MP and member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, Aparajita Sarangi said that the JPC membes received very good suggestions that will help to shape the bill.
According to Pal, the meeting was attended by the Gujarat Home Minister, Gujarat's Waqf board officers, chairman, minority commission officials and Islamic scholars.
The ongoing efforts by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) are part of a broader national initiative to reform the Waqf Act and ensure that waqf properties are used for the greater good of the community. The JPC is discussing key aspects of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, including digi
A meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 was held at the Parliament Library Building in the capital city of New Delhi.
After Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting on Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 was postponed today, JPC Chairman and BJP MP Jagdambika Pal said on Wednesday that today's meeting was postponed after some members' request. However, he highlighted that the upcoming meeting will be conducted as per
The chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Committee Jagdambika Pal on Thursday said that they are aiming to bring such a bill that benefits the poor, children, women, and minorities.
Pal, the Waqf Amendment Bill JPC Chairman ahead of today's meeting told reporters, "We had said in the first meeting also that if the government has referred the Waqf amendment 2024 to the JPC, then we will call as many Waqf boards of the country as possible, we will also call those who are