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The monsoon session of Parliament commenced on July 22 and is scheduled to conclude on August 12.(Image: AFP/File)
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill aims to rename the Waqf Act, 1995, as the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill is likely to be introduced in the Parliament on Thursday. The Bill will amend the law governing Waqf boards and aims to rename the Waqf Act, 1995, as the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995.
The monsoon session of Parliament commenced on July 22 and is scheduled to conclude on August 12.
Finance Minister N Sitharaman on Wednesday moved the Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2024 and The Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 2024 for consideration and return in Rajya Sabha.
In the Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday demanded a ‘higher compensation’ and ‘comprehensive rehabilitation package’ for the people affected due to the landslide in Wayanad. Gandhi also called on the government to declare the recent calamity in Wayanad a ‘national disaster’.
Parliament Updates
- Samajwadi Party (SP) is likely to oppose Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to be introduced in Parliament today, party sources said.
- Several Congress MPs including KC Venugopal issued a notice stating that the Waqf Bill, which will be presented in the Lok Sabha today, is an encroachment on the fundamental right of freedom of religion guaranteed by the Constitution, is against the principles of federalism and is a move to divide the people communally and spread unrest in the society.
- IUML MP Mohammad Basheer also moved notice to oppose the introduction of the bill claiming that the government wants to make Waqf “toothless and powerless”. “What consultation are they talking about? Who are these stakeholders? It must be their own people they consulted. They have not discussed anything with anyone. Once parliament is over we will be taking a legal route in this matter,” he said.
- Speaking on the matter, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said, “The way this (Waqf (Amendment) Bill) bill is being brought, I would ask if it has been discussed within their alliance (NDA). Have JDU and TDP seen this Waqf bill and have given their consent? If it has not been done, then it is only important that whenever such a bill comes, all the stakeholders, parliamentarians must be heard and amendments to be made if needed.”
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