After Opposition Leaders, BJP MP Seeks Extension For Panel Discussing Waqf Bill
New Delhi: The JPC, or joint parliamentary committee, studying proposed changes to the Waqf Bill has asked Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for more time - till the last day…
West Bengal Assembly To Table Resolution Against Waqf Bill, Says Minister
The Winter Session of the West Bengal Assembly began on Monday. (File)Kolkata: West Bengal Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay on Monday said that a resolution opposing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill,…
Opposition MPs Write To Lok Sabha Speaker Over Waqf Bill Committee
New Delhi: Opposition MPs wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Monday, warning that they could 'dissociate' themselves from a joint parliamentary committee studying changes to the Waqf Bill.The MPs…
Waqf Board Amendment Bill Necessary, Archaeological Body Tells Joint Parliamentary Committee
The Waqf Act 1995 empowers the Waqf Board to declare any property or building as Waqf property.New Delhi: The fourth meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine the…
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Calls Waqf Amendment Bill “Need Of The Hour” Amid Controversy
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi emphasized that the Bill should be debated without communal bias.New Delhi: As political controversy continues over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, senior BJP leader and former Union…
The Economic Rationale For Amending The Waqf Act
Imagine waking up to discover that your family's ancestral land - where your roots run deep - has suddenly been claimed by someone else. This isn't a plot twist from…
When Amit Shah Helped Out Kiren Rijiju In Parliament
New Delhi: The Opposition's ongoing objections about "unparliamentary" language provided some lighter moments in parliament today amid the acrimonious discussion of the Waqf Amendment Bill. This time, Union minister Kiren…
Opposition Targets Non-Muslims Provision, More In “Draconian” Waqf Bill
Waqf Amendment Bill 2024: Waqf Amendment Bill lead to protests from the opposition (File).New Delhi: The government tabled the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha Thursday and that triggered…
Asaduddin Owaisi Shreds Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament
New Delhi: Asaduddin Owaisi of AIMIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen) ripped into the Waqf Amendment bill presented in parliament today, calling it "discriminatory" and "arbitrary". The bill, he said, interferes…
Opposition vs Government In Parliament On Waqf Bill
Opposition parties led by the Congress joined ranks to protest against the Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha today. The legislation aims to address issues related to powers of State…