Tag: waqf

Former Shia Waqf Board chief Wasim Rizvi has converted to Hinduism after renouncing Islam. ....

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, a member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) has raised concerns over the potential international link to the massive influx of suggestions and feedback on the Bill. ....

Jagdambika Pal, the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, responded to the Opposition's concerns on Monday regarding the committee's meetings and the Bill’s progress and said that all complaints and amendments have been included.....

The Congress has termed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 an "assault" on the Constitution and alleged that the proposed legislation was "part of the BJP's strategy to damage the centuries-old bonds of social harmony".....

A large number of Muslims in Madhya Pradesh's capital, Bhopal, burst firecrackers on Wednesday to express their support for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which was presented in the Lok Sabha earlier in the day. ....

Amid the hue and cry over 'curtailing' of powers of the Waqf Board, particularly by Muslim outfits, the BJP-led NDA government is all set to introduce more than 40 amendments to the Act, by bringing two Bills in the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament. ....

As the Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, prepares to present its report in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Opposition leaders have voiced strong dissent over the process. ....

The four-day last leg of Parliament Budget Session 2025 kicked off on an acrimonious note on Tuesday with Opposition MPs forcing an adjournment in the Lok Sabha amid protests led by Samajwadi Party members over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. ....

As the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) intensified its protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Jagdambika Pal, Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), on Monday slammed the Muslim body for its warning of a "Shaheen Bagh-like protest," calling it an attempt to divide people.....

As Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju introduced the Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, the House witnessed noisy protests by the Opposition, prompting Home Minister Amit Shah to rebut charges.....