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" while not allowing the meeting to continue.
Banerjee said that the subject and dates for the meeting were changed after they landed in Delhi for the meeting. The TMC MP accused the government of "hurrying" owing to the upcoming assembly polls in the national capital, which are scheduled to be held on February 5.
He said that the Waqf board issue remains important since it is connected to the future of Muslims. He said that they have prepared a memorandum and plan to discuss their concerns in a step-by-step manner.
Member of Waqf bill JPC and TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee on Saturday said that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should clarify his stand on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and tell whether he supports the bill or not.
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Arun Bharti on Saturday said that his party chief Chirag Paswan raised the concerns of the Muslim community regarding the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024. His reaction comes as the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Bill is meeting various stakeholders
In this meeting, representatives of the State Government of Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan were present and recorded their oral evidence before the committee.
The committee will engage with Syed Abubakar Naqvi, the former Chairman and State Minister of the Waqf Board in Rajasthan, and Prof. Mahrukh Mirza, the former Vice Chancellor of Khwaja Chishti Moinuddin Language University, Lucknow. The meeting is scheduled to take place around noon.
The scholars of Darul Uloom Deoband presented their views before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Wednesday, which was formed to consider the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
Earlier today, President of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, Maulana Arshad Madani arrived for the JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee) meeting on the Waqf Bill in the Parliament premises.