Waqf Bill | All Eyes On Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 Listed For Parliament Winter Session

Sixteen bills including one to amend the Waqf Act are on the agenda of the government for the winter session of Parliament beginning on Monday. While five bills are listed for introduction and passing, there are 11 bills for consideration and passing. Amid the demand of opposition members to extend the tenure of the Joint Parliament Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, JPC chairman Jagdambika Pal on Thursday said that their report is ready and they would hold clause-by-clause discussions on it. Pal said that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has referred this bill to the JPC so whatever he would decide they would do the same. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which has been listed for consideration and passing, is being examined by a joint committee of the two the Houses of Parliament. The panel is scheduled to submit its report in the winter session. Opposition members are seeking extension of time for the panel to give its report. The winter session will continue till December 20 and will have 19 sittings.