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"No discussions held": UBT Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant after Waqf JPC passe
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Waqf Amendment bill aims to overhaul the Waqf Act of 1995, which governs the management of Waqf properties in India. The bill has been a subject of controversy, with opposition parties alleging that it undermines the rights of Muslims and the federal structure of India.
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Majority wins: Waqf JPC passes 14 amendments despite Opposition objections
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
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.
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"I believe everyone will take part and present their opinions": Waqf JPC C
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The JPC meeting to discuss the bill clause by clause is underway at the Parliament.
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Waqf JPC meet: Kiren Rijiju holds meeting with NDA MPs, advises to stay un
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
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.
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Polit Bureau of CPI (M) disapproves move by JPC Chairman for Waqf
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in a statement strongly disapproved the move by the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for the Waqf Bill and said that the Chairman of the committee had chosen a flimsy ground to suspend all the members of the JPC be
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"Entire country wants Waqf bill be passed" BJP's Dilip Ghosh
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
He said that the entire country desired that the Waqf bill be passed since it was a sign of colonial occupation. Even though the opposition parties are trying to stop the bill from getting passed, nothing will happen, the BJP leader added.
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"They tried to weaken democracy": Jagdambika Pal slams Opposition for 'sta
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"I allowed all the JPC members to put forth their views. When I tried to answer their questions, they (opposition MPs) started sloganeering, making noise and using unparliamentary words," Pal said.
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"From opposing BJP, opposition has now resorted to opposing country": BJP'
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sanjay Jaiswal has slammed the opposition over the ruckus during the Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, and said that from opposing BJP and NDA, the opposition has now resorted to "opposing the country."
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"Govt wants to bulldoze it": Suspended MPs react after chaos at JPC meetin
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
After being suspended from the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, the opposition MPs on Friday reacted sharply, alleging that the dates for the meeting were announced without prior notice. They also claimed that the government's actions were viola
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BJP calls TMC's Kalyan Banerjee "not fit for the Parliament"
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Following the suspension of Kaylan Banerjee, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Agnimitra Paul criticised TMC's disruption tactics. Paul claimed that this was not the f
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"The amendments are unacceptable": Mirwaiz Umar Farooq opposes proposed am
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the Head of Mutahida Majlis-E-Ulema, voiced strong opposition to the proposed amendments to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, during his meeting with the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Wednesday.
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Next meeting of JPC on Waqf Bill to be held on January 27
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Pal said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey moved a motion to suspend the opposition MPs for creating a "ruckus" after they resorted to "shouting" and "sloganeering," which prevented the meeting from continuing.
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