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 JPC is holding a series of meetings to gather input from government officials, legal experts, Waqf Board members and community representatives from different states and Union Territories, aiming for the most comprehensive reform possible.
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.
This was indeed the first time a women's group was called by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). Specifically, the Muslim Women Intellectual Group, led by Shalini Ali, was invited to share their views and suggestions on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
Opposition MPs in the Joint Committee of Parliament (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill have written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and asked for time to raise their points.
A Meeting of Joint Committee of Parliament on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, chaired by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal will be held in Parliament Annexe building on Monday.
Chairman of Joint Parliamentary Committee for Waqf Amendment Bill Jagdambika Pal on Monday said that a series of meetings will take place on November 4 and 5 to gather input from a wide range of stakeholders on the issues related to the Waqf Board amendment bill.
The committee will visit Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Patna, and Lucknow from November 9 to November 14, 2024, as part of its examination of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
Karnataka Minister Ramalinga Reddy said on Wednesday that the allegations of land grab by Waqf board have already been clarified by the Chief Minister and that the government has given instructions to withdraw notices.
Amid the alleged Waqf land claim controversy, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reiterated on Wednesday that no notice of eviction has been issued to farmers and that no one who has possessed its property will be evicted.
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