Waqf Amendment Bill

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.

Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee, whose 'Hulk' moment - he smashed a glass bottle on the table - at a joint parliamentary committee meeting last week on the Waqf Board Bill made headlines - has broken his silence.

There was drama, and broken glass and bandages, Tuesday - courtesy Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee - as a joint parliamentary committee met in Delhi to study amendments to the Waqf Bill.

The Opposition MPs have boycotted the Joint Parliamentary meeting to discuss the Waqf amendment bill and wrote to the Speaker demanding that the Committee chairman be removed.

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has accused fugitive Islamic preacher Zakir Naik of trying to mislead Indian Muslims and spreading "false propaganda" over the government's Waqf Amendment Bill.

The fourth meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, was held on Friday.

Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) has become the third ally of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party - and arguably one of the more important - to raise concerns over the government's Waqf Amendment Bill.

Parliament's Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill met in Delhi for the first time today where officials from the minority affairs and law ministries are briefing them about the various amendments proposed in the draft law.

Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has asserted that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, is essential for reforming the Waqf system.

The Sachar Committee flagged the meagre revenue generation from Waqf properties. The report observed that annual income from Waqf properties (in 2005) across India was approximately ₹163 crore, representing a meagre rate of return of just 2.7%.

The joint committee of Parliament to examine the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will have 31 members -- 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha -- and will submit its report by the next session.

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 Rijiju averted a pitfall, with some 'he

A handful of people captured Waqf boards in the country and ordinary Muslims did not get justice, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told Lok Sabha today, countering the Opposition's charge on the Waqf (Amendment) Act that was introduced today.

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".

BSP chief Mayawati targeted the central and Uttar Pradesh governments over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, saying their "forceful interference" in matters of mosques, madrasas, and Waqf was against the country's Constitution.

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.

Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee, whose 'Hulk' moment - he smashed a glass bottle on the table - at a joint parliamentary committee meeting last week on the Waqf Board Bill made headlines - has broken his silence.

There was drama, and broken glass and bandages, Tuesday - courtesy Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee - as a joint parliamentary committee met in Delhi to study amendments to the Waqf Bill.

The Opposition MPs have boycotted the Joint Parliamentary meeting to discuss the Waqf amendment bill and wrote to the Speaker demanding that the Committee chairman be removed.

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has accused fugitive Islamic preacher Zakir Naik of trying to mislead Indian Muslims and spreading "false propaganda" over the government's Waqf Amendment Bill.

The fourth meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, was held on Friday.

Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) has become the third ally of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party - and arguably one of the more important - to raise concerns over the government's Waqf Amendment Bill.

Parliament's Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill met in Delhi for the first time today where officials from the minority affairs and law ministries are briefing them about the various amendments proposed in the draft law.

Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has asserted that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, is essential for reforming the Waqf system.

The Sachar Committee flagged the meagre revenue generation from Waqf properties. The report observed that annual income from Waqf properties (in 2005) across India was approximately ₹163 crore, representing a meagre rate of return of just 2.7%.

The joint committee of Parliament to examine the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will have 31 members -- 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha -- and will submit its report by the next session.

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 Rijiju averted a pitfall, with some 'he

A handful of people captured Waqf boards in the country and ordinary Muslims did not get justice, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told Lok Sabha today, countering the Opposition's charge on the Waqf (Amendment) Act that was introduced today.

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".

BSP chief Mayawati targeted the central and Uttar Pradesh governments over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, saying their "forceful interference" in matters of mosques, madrasas, and Waqf was against the country's Constitution.