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"Section 40 enabled Waqf Board to usurp any land that it wished": BJP MP T
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Amendment Bill aims to overcome the shortcomings of the previous Act and enhance the efficiency of Waqf boards by introducing changes such as renaming the Act, updating the definitions of waqf, improving the registration process, and increasing the role of technology in managing waqf rec
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JPC on Waqf (Amendment) Bill to conduct its last phase of field visit in L
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Brij Lal said, "We have held meetings at a lot of places till now... Many states in the country have been covered. This is the last phase of the field visits. All the stakeholders will participate including the Shia and Sunni Waqf boards and the Minority Commission. We will take their sug
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Uttarakhand Waqf Board demands right for soldiers in Waqf Property: Source
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting on the proposed Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 witnessed broad support from Uttarakhand Waqf Board. During the meeting various state waqf boards like Punjab Waqf Board, Haryana Waqf Board and Uttarakhand Waqf Board came to record their views an
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BJP Minority Morcha to take out nationwide campaign to clear misconception
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
In response to the ongoing criticism from certain Muslim organisations and opposition parties regarding the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has formulated a strategy to allay any fears of the Muslim community.
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Delegation of Muslim religious leaders calls on Union Minority Minister Ki
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
A delegation of prominent Muslim religious leaders and scholars from across India led by Hazrat Syed Naseruddin Chishty, Chairman of the All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council and the spiritual head of Ajmer Dargah met with Union Minority Minister Kiren Rijiju at his residence today.
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Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill holds 2nd meeting
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
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
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Heated exchange between BJP, opposition members in JPC meeting on Waqf Am
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
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
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"Intended to seize lands of Waqf and hand them over to friends": Sanjay Si
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
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.
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Kiren Rijiju calls on VP Dhankhar at Parliament House
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to "effectively address" issues related to the powers of the State Waqf Boards, registration and survey of waqf properties and removal of encroachments, was introduced in Lok Sabha.
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Waqf Amendment Bill introduced in Lok Sabha, government agrees to send it
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to "effectively address" issues related to the powers of the State Waqf Boards, registration and survey of waqf properties and removal of encroachments, was introduced in Lok Sabha on Thursday
Government to introduce Waqf Act Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha today, SP to
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The BJP-led government is slated to introduce the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha on Thursday to amend the Waqf Act, 1995. The bill seeks to "effectively address issues" related to the powers of the State Waqf Boards, registration and survey of waqf properties and removal of
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Government to introduce Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha on Thursday
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The BJP-led government is slated to introduce the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha on Thursday to amend the Waqf Act, 1995. The bill seeks to "effectively address issues" related to the powers of the State Waqf Boards, registration and survey of waqf properties and removal of
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