Lok Sabha passes resolution extending tenure of joint parliamentary committee on Waqf Bill
The tenure has been extended till the last day of the Budget Session next year.
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The Lok Sabha on Thursday adopted a resolution to extend the tenure of the joint parliamentary committee tasked with reviewing the Waqf Amendment Bill till the last day of the Budget Session next year.
The panel’s chairperson, veteran BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, moved a motion during the session seeking to “extend time for the presentation of the Report of the Joint Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, up to the last day of the Budget Session, 2025.”
The Lok Sabha approved the motion with a voice vote.
A waqf is a property dedicated to a religious, educational or charitable cause under Islamic law. In India, waqfs are governed under the Waqf Act. Each state has a Waqf Board led by a legal entity that is vested with the power to acquire, hold and transfer property. The Act was last amended in 2013.
On August 8, the Waqf Amendment Bill was sent to the parliamentary committee for scrutiny following objections from Opposition parties after the draft legislation was introduced in the Lok Sabha.
The panel had sought written suggestions from the public, experts, non-governmental organisations and institutions, among others, on the draft legislation. It received more than 1.2 crore email responses, both for and against the bill, according to reports.
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