The second meeting of the Joint Committee of Parliament headed by MP Jagadambika Pal on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was held on Friday at the Parliament House Annexe.
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
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
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) supremo Asaduddin Owaisi ridiculed the 'Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024,' which proposes assigning a district collector to supervise disputes regarding Waqf properties.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), along with major Muslim organizations, has called for the immediate withdrawal of the newly proposed Waqf Amendment Bill.
The first meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, witnessed a heated exchange between BJP and opposition members over the provisions of the proposed legislation, sources said The first meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the
Ahead of the Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting on the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024, Shiv Sena Leader and Panelist of the JPC Naresh Mhaske on Thursday stated that as part of the Waqf Amendment Bill, we want the poorest and the most backwards of the citizens to get justice.
Sanjay Singh also claimed that after waqf, lands belonging to Gurudwaras, churches, and temples will also be taken and handed over to the friends of the Centre.
Pal said that the government has a specific purpose for bringing this bill that the people who waqf their properties, it should help the backward Muslims and women.
The government introduced the bill in the budget session of Parliament which concluded earlier this month and it was decided to send the legislation to JPC for further scrutiny.
In a significant political development, a conglomeration of Muslim communities involving Islamic scholars, clerics, intellectuals has asked "secular political parties" to clarify their exact stand vis-a-vis the Waqf (Amendment) Bill which has been referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committe