Waqf Amendment Bill Update: The Parliamentary Committee on Monday accepted all the amendments proposed by the NDA members. At the same time, every change introduced by the opposition members was rejected. Committee Chairman Jagdambika Pal said that the amendments adopted by the committee will make the law better and more effective. However, opposition MPs condemned the proceedings of the meeting and accused Pal of distorting the democratic process.
JPC Committee Passes Key Amendments to Waqf Amendment Bill, Opposition Raises Concerns
CMS College, New Delhi. The JPC meeting on the Waqf Amendment Bill ended today. The Parliamentary Committee on Monday accepted all the 14 amendments proposed by the ruling BJP-led NDA members.
At the same time, every change introduced by the opposition members was rejected. Committee Chairman Jagdambika Pal told reporters after the meeting that the amendments adopted by the committee will make the law better and more effective.
Opposition raised questions on the meeting
However, opposition MPs condemned the proceedings of the meeting and accused Pal of “distorting” the democratic process. TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee told reporters, “It was a ridiculous exercise. We were not heard. Pal has acted in a dictatorial manner.”
At the same time, Jagadambika Pal rejected all the allegations of the opposition and said that the entire process was democratic and the majority view prevailed.
After the meeting, he said, “Today there was a clause-by-clause meeting. Opposition members introduced amendments on 44 clauses. I asked the members if they were introducing amendments. They said they would introduce amendments. Nothing can be more democratic than this. The kind of amendments that have been passed today. I think this will lead to a better bill.”
These important amendments were made
One of the more important amendments proposed by the committee is that existing waqf properties cannot be questioned on the basis of ‘waqf by user’, which was present in the current law.
Jagadambika Pal said that the amendments introduced by NDA members in 14 sections of the bill have been accepted. He said that the opposition members introduced hundreds of amendments in all 44 sections and all of them were defeated by vote.
There was a lot of uproar in the meeting
It is worth noting that the JPC meeting was subjected to a lot of uproar several times. In a meeting held a few days ago, Jagadambika Pal accused TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee of abusing him. After this, 10 opposition MPs were suspended on the proposal of BJP MP Nishikant Dubey. At the same time, during the meeting on October 22 last year, there was a situation of fighting between many leaders.
During the clash, Kalyan Banerjee picked up the glass water bottle kept there and hit it on the table and accidentally injured himself.
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