"The Parliament is meant for discussion, not for walking out. If they are walking out, they don't have any valid points to discuss," Muraleedharan, former Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, told ANI.
TMC MP Sushmita Dev on Thursday raised concerns over the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the Waqf Bill presented in the Rajya Sabha, alleging that the dissent note was censored, with portions of it being hidden using "black ink or white paper."
"Our dissent notes have been excluded from the report. The rule says that only an inappropriate remark can be removed... Our evidence has not been considered... We will also go to the Speaker regarding this..." Banerjee told ANI.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday expressed his disappointment alleging the deletion of dissent notes from the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which was tabled in the Rajya Sabha today.
Congress National President and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Thursday opposed the JPC report, alleging that dissent notes from Opposition members were removed.
Opposition MPs alleged that the JPC on the Waqf Bill is "biased" and "one-sided," adding that the dissent notes submitted by the panel members weren't included in the JPC report.
Following the uproar in the Upper House of the Parliament on Thursday, where the opposition alleged the removal of dissent notes from the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddi
Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Dimple Yadav on Thursday asserted that the entire opposition is united against the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which was tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Earlier today, a major ruckus erupted in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha when the JPC report on the Waqf Amendment Bill was to be tabled. The Lower House was adjourned till 2 pm on Thursday amid opposition sloganeering against the report.