The JPC Chairperson, Jagdambika Pal, stated that the amendments were accepted based on a majority vote, with 16 members supporting the changes and 10 opposing them.
The meeting was attended by prominent members including JPC chairperson Jagdambika Pal, BJP MPs Dilip Saikia, Aprajita Sarangi, Sanjay Jaiswal, Nishikant Dubey, Arun Bharati, Naresh Mahske, and Sudha Kulkarni.
He said that the efforts of the JPC will be to reach a consensus and scrutinise the bills in an "unbiased" manner. Chaudhary, who is the JPC chairperson, highlighted that the parliamentary panel will hear from every stakeholder in this matter.
Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Amendment Bill, Jagdambika Pal on Thursday said that the JPC on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 will meet in Delhi on November 21 and then the report will be presented in the winter session.
Speaking to ANI, Jagdambika Pal said that due to elections being held in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, as well as by-elections in several states, many MPs have requested me to pause the study tour.
Amid the ruckus over the Waqf board land issue, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya on Thursday accompanied Waqf Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) Chairman Jagdambika Pal in Karnataka's Hubballi to meet the farmers.
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.
Days after the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) called for the immediate withdrawal of the Waqf Amendment Bill, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal reiterated the government's stand, saying that Waqf properties will remain under Waqf control and the government will not acquire any Waqf prop