Report on Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 to be presented in Lok Sabha today
The report of the Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, is scheduled to be presented in the Lok Sabha on Monday, February 3.
Meanwhile, the opposition member of the panel alleged that parts of his dissent note were removed without his consent.
According to the List of Business, Jagdambika Pal, Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, along with BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal, will present the report in both Hindi and English. They will also place on record the evidence given before the committee.
The report was submitted to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on January 30. On the same day, Jagdambika Pal met the Speaker at Parliament to hand over the final report.
The JPC adopted the draft report and the amended bill on Wednesday, January 29. Opposition leaders submitted dissent notes on the report.
Meanwhile, opposition member and Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain has claimed that sections of his dissent note on the bill were redacted without his knowledge.