NEW DELHI: The joint committee of Parliament scrutinising the Waqf (Modification) Invoice 2024 has sought views and ideas from stakeholders, specialists and establishments inside 15 days on the proposed adjustments to the legislation. In the meantime, simply as the primary assembly of the 31-member committee led by BJP’s Jagdambika Pal final week, the second Friday too was marked by occasional heated exchanges between BJP members and the opposition, which had opposed the invoice in LS.The following assembly is scheduled for Sept 5-6.
In accordance with sources, a few of the keenly debated amendments on Friday included the one which proposes to present the facility of survey of properties to declare them as waqf to the district collector. Considerations have been additionally raised on the proposal to delete ‘waqf by consumer’ from the Act. Sources mentioned the opposition walked out briefly to register its protest over a degree of disagreement after which returned to the assembly that took up a lot of the day.
The joint committee chaired by Pal heard the views of stakeholders comparable to All India Sunni Jamiyatul Ulama, Mumbai; Delhi-based Indian Muslims for Civil Rights and the Sunni Waqf Boards of UP and Rajasthan.
Pal mentioned, “We had mentioned within the first assembly that if the govt. has referred the Waqf (Modification) Invoice 2024 to JPC, then we are going to name as many waqf boards of the nation as doable, we may also name those that are a part of our minority organisations. The govt.’s view is that a greater invoice ought to come.”
In accordance with an announcement issued by LS secretariat, the panel has requested for “views/ideas from normal public and NGOs, specialists, stakeholders and establishments particularly contemplating the broader implications of the invoice”.
In accordance with sources, a few of the keenly debated amendments on Friday included the one which proposes to present the facility of survey of properties to declare them as waqf to the district collector. Considerations have been additionally raised on the proposal to delete ‘waqf by consumer’ from the Act. Sources mentioned the opposition walked out briefly to register its protest over a degree of disagreement after which returned to the assembly that took up a lot of the day.
The joint committee chaired by Pal heard the views of stakeholders comparable to All India Sunni Jamiyatul Ulama, Mumbai; Delhi-based Indian Muslims for Civil Rights and the Sunni Waqf Boards of UP and Rajasthan.
Pal mentioned, “We had mentioned within the first assembly that if the govt. has referred the Waqf (Modification) Invoice 2024 to JPC, then we are going to name as many waqf boards of the nation as doable, we may also name those that are a part of our minority organisations. The govt.’s view is that a greater invoice ought to come.”
In accordance with an announcement issued by LS secretariat, the panel has requested for “views/ideas from normal public and NGOs, specialists, stakeholders and establishments particularly contemplating the broader implications of the invoice”.