Bharat Express

Waqf Amendment Bill

Opposition Protests as JPC Report on Waqf (Amendment) Bill is Tabled in Rajya Sabha

Parliament's Budget session starts Friday with 16 Bills, including Finance, Waqf, Banking, and Railways merger.

The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) has approved the controversial Waqf Amendment Bill after a heated meeting on Wednesday. The Bill passed with 14 votes in favor and 11 against.

Opposition members demanded time from the Speaker for further discussion on the issue and called for the removal of Committee Chairman Jagdambika Pal. They pointed to a controversial 11-page report.

On the special instructions of President Maulana Arshad Madani, Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind is actively opposing the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024

Delhi's Matka Peer Dargah chief, Sufi Shakeel Ahmed Qadri, has praised the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as "corrective" measures.

Syed Sadatullah Husaini, President of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), has criticized the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, set to be presented in Parliament today