Waqf (Amendment) Bill

April 2, 2025 1:39 PM

Lok Sabha begins discussion on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday took up the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, for consideration. This bill incorporates suggestions from the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), which reviewed the legislation tabled in Parliament in August of the previous year. Alongside this, the House also began deliberations on the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2024, with Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju moving both bills for passage. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to amend the Waqf Act of 1995, aims to ...

April 2, 2025 12:38 PM

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju says Waqf Amendment Bill is for the benefit of the country

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that the Waqf Amendment Bill, set to be introduced in the Lok Sabha, serves the nation’s best interests. Dismissing opposition to the bill as politically motivated, Rijiju emphasized that any objections should be rooted in logic and assured that the government is prepared to address all concerns. Speaking to the media, Rijiju highlighted the significance of the bill, calling it a "historic day" and underscoring its importance not only for Muslims ...

April 2, 2025 9:09 AM

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rijiju to move Waqf Amendment Bill for passing in Parliament

The legislative business suggests that Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju will move the Waqf Amendment Bill of 2025, which aims to amend the Waqf Act of 1995, for passing. While, union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will move that the amendments made by Rajya Sabha in the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill of 2024, which further amends the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the State Bank of India Act, 1955, the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Tr...

February 13, 2025 4:47 PM

No objection to dissent notes, says Amit Shah amid opposition protests in Lok Sabha on Waqf Bill report

Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the government has no opposition if dissent notes of the Opposition are added to the Joint Parliamentary Committee report on the Waqf Amendment Bill that was tabled in Parliament today. Chairman of JPC on waqf, Jagdambika Pal today tabled the panel's report in the Lok Sabha amid opposition protest. Earlier in the day, the report was tabled in the Rajya Sabha with the opposition alleging that their dissent notes were not included in the JPC's final r...

February 3, 2025 9:53 AM

Parliamentary Session: JPC report on Waqf Amendment Bill to be tabled in Lok Sabha

The report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) which examined the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will be tabled in the Lok Sabha. According to a bulletin issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, Committee Chairman Jagdambika Pal and member Sanjay Jaiswal will table the report in the House. The committee had already submitted the report to the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday. The Waqf Amendment Bill aims to overhaul the Waqf Act of 1995, which regulates the management of Waqf properties in Indi...

September 16, 2024 3:32 PM

AIMIM Chief calls for nationwide protest against Waqf Ammendment Bill

Asaduddin Owaisi, president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), has called for a nationwide protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, criticizing it as unconstitutional. At a protest gathering in Telangana on Monday, Owaisi announced that the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has decided to launch a countrywide awareness campaign. "We've assembled here today to voice our concerns about the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, introduced by the Modi government," Owaisi said. ...

August 9, 2024 6:42 PM

Joint Parliamentary committee formed to review Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024

A 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) has been established to review the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024. The committee will comprise 21 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha. The formation of the committee was announced by Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday. The JPC will include prominent figures such as AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi and Congress MP Imran Masood. In Lok Sabha, Kiren Rijiju proposed the names of 21 Lok Sabha MPs for JPC into Waq...

August 8, 2024 5:41 PM

Waqf Amendment Bill introduced in Lok Sabha, govt agrees to send it to JPC for scrutiny

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, aiming to address issues related to the powers of State Waqf Boards, registration and survey of waqf properties, and removal of encroachments. Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju presented the bill, which seeks to amend the Waqf Act, 1995. Opposition parties, including the Congress, DMK, NCP, Trinamool Congress, and AIMIM, strongly opposed the bill, arguing that its provisions undermined federalism and constitution...