A four-member delegation from the Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) met Jagdambika Pal, the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) tasked with reviewing the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024.
The Shimla Municipal Commissioner Court on Saturday gave two months to the Masjid committee and Waqf Board to demolish the three floors of the Sanjauli Mosque in Himachal Pradesh.
Speaking to ANI, DK Aruna said, "The Joint Parliamentary Committee is conducting a touring meet, initially it was conducted in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and today we are in Hyderabad. On Monday we will go to Chennai and after that Bengaluru in the first phase. The committee will tour other state
The Syro-Malabar Church and the Kerala Catholic Bishop Council have sent a letter to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill requesting suggestions to amend the Waqf Act of 1995.
BJP MP and member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, Aparajita Sarangi said that the JPC membes received very good suggestions that will help to shape the bill.
According to Pal, the meeting was attended by the Gujarat Home Minister, Gujarat's Waqf board officers, chairman, minority commission officials and Islamic scholars.
Lok Sabha MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi hit out at the BJP over the proposed bill, which aims to bring transparency in Waqf administration and property, saying that the bill was presented to finish the Waqf board.
The ongoing efforts by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) are part of a broader national initiative to reform the Waqf Act and ensure that waqf properties are used for the greater good of the community. The JPC is discussing key aspects of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, including digi