Tag: waqf
LS Showdown Over JPC’s Power To Add New Provisions In Waqf Bill, Home Minister Rebuts Charges
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.....
Parliament Was Being Claimed As Waqf Property: Rijiju Slams UPA For Making Provisions 'overriding' Other Laws
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday bashed the previous UPA government for de-notifying 123 properties and handing them over to the Delhi Waqf Board. Defending the necessity of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, he said that without this legislation, even the Parliament premises could have been claimed as Waqf property.....
Lok Sabha Passes Waqf (Amendment) Bill After Marathon Debate
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill remained one of the major subjects of discussion on Wednesday as the Lower House of the Parliament witnessed its tabling. ....
Waqf Bill Bulldozed In Parliament, It’s Brazen Assault On Constitution: Sonia Gandhi
Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi, in her first reaction to the passage of Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha, called it a brazen assault on the Constitution and urged the party lawmakers to be ‘aggressive and combative’ in calling out the failures of BJP-ruled NDA government.....
AAP Government Corrupt, No Promises Fulfilled: BJP
Accusing the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi of corruption, the BJP on Saturday said it has failed to fulfil any of its poll promises even after being in power for over two years. ....
UP Ministers Conduct Surprise Inspections, Find Many Late Comers
With Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stressing on punctuality, two state ministers conducted surprise inspections on their offices on Monday morning, only to find many late comers.....
NCM Asks Waseem Rizvi To Apologise For His Remarks On Quran
The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has issued a notice to former Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board Chairman Waseem Rizvi for his statements against the Quran, asking him to tender an unconditional apology and to withdraw his comments within 21 days. ....
