Parliament is set for a massive showdown between the Centre and Opposition as the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 will be taken up for discussion and passage in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Chairman of JPC on Waqf (Amendment) Bill BJP MP Jagdambika Pal submits the final report to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at Parliament … Read more
NEW DELHI: Defying resistance from opposition parties and Muslim bodies like All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), the govt has decided to seek passage of Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, clearing the way for a showdown in the House.With the numbers arrayed on its side thanks to support from ‘secular’ allies … Read more
The Lok Sabha will take up the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill for discussion and passage on Wednesday, setting the stage for a showdown between the Narendra Modi-led government and the Opposition’s India bloc.Earlier today, minorities and parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju told reporters that the Lok Sabha’s business advisory committee (BAC), which includes leaders from … Read more
NEW DELHI: Chandrababu Naidu‘s Telugu Desam Party (TDP), a key ally of the NDA government at the Centre, has announced support for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill ending days of speculation on the legislation which several opposition parties and Muslim organisations are opposing calling it unconstitutional and against the interests of the community. Poll What role … Read more
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday criticised the ruling Central government over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, alleging it should be called a ‘looters (amendment) law’ as the BJP-led regime wants to take away waqf properties. AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi.(ani) “The BJP and NDA governments are doing the work of looters. They want to snatch away … Read more
NEW DELHI: The DMK-led Tamil Nadu assembly on Thursday passed a resolution against the proposed Waqf bill in Parliament and urged the central government to withdraw it. Chief minister MK Stalin said that the bill would “badly affect minority Muslims“.Speaking in the state assembly, the CM said, “Union Government is trying to amend Waqf Bill, … Read more