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Opposition members presented disagreement notes on the report. BJP members insisted that the bill introduced in the Lok Sabha in August last year attempts to bring modernity, transparency and accountability in the management of Waqf properties. At the same time, the opposition has described it as an attack on the constitutional rights of the Muslim community and intervention in the functioning of the Waqf Board.
The report of the Joint Committee of Parliament investigating the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will be presented in Parliament on 13 February. It was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 1 February. The committee on Thursday submitted a report to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. The JPC, adopted by a majority last week, said its report included changes suggested by the ruling BJP members, which the opposition called the exercise an attempt to destroy the Waqf boards. On the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, the Joint Committee of Parliament adopted the report on the draft law by 15–11 majority.
Opposition members presented disagreement notes on the report. BJP members insisted that the bill introduced in the Lok Sabha in August last year attempts to bring modernity, transparency and accountability in the management of Waqf properties. At the same time, the opposition has described it as an attack on the constitutional rights of the Muslim community and intervention in the functioning of the Waqf Board.
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