Waqf Amendment Bill Rocks Bihar Assembly, Opposition Storms Well Of House
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Waqf Amendment Bill Rocks Bihar Assembly, Opposition Storms Well Of House

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Opposition members in the Bihar assembly stormed the well of the House on Wednesday seeking withdrawal of the Waqf Amendment Bill by the Centre and demanding that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar clear his stand on the contentious issue. Later, Tejashwi Yadav, the leader of the opposition who had sat quietly amid the bedlam, told reporters that he was fully with the agitating members on the contentious issue. I cannot see crimes happening in Bihar nor is the suffering caused to power consumers by pre-paid meters visible to me", RJD MLA Mukesh Raushan told the media with a rhetorical flourish. When Yadav was asked about the episode, he said with a wry smile "I may oppose Nitish Kumar politically but personally I have always respected him and will continue to do so.

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JD(U) yet to clear its stance on controversial Waqf Bill
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

JD(U) yet to clear its stance on controversial Waqf Bill

Hindustan Times  

After the Andhra Pradesh government’s decision to dissolve the waqf board in the state for being “non-inclusive” and “non-functional”, all eyes are now on the Janata Dal ’s stance on the proposed bill to amend the Waqf Act. Rajya Sabha lawmaker and working president of the JDU, Sanjay Jha, said Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has already met the representatives …

Waqf JPC chief's advice for member Kalyan Banerjee, who made statements ‘outside’
3 weeks ago

Waqf JPC chief's advice for member Kalyan Banerjee, who made statements ‘outside’

Hindustan Times  

BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, who heads the parliamentary committee on the proposed Waqf Amendment Bill, lashed out at panel member Kalyan Banerjee for making statements “outside.” Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee. “Kalyan Banerjee is a member of the JPC and he should keep his views before us and not give statements outside,” Pal told ANI on Monday. He was apparently …

Andhra scraps state Waqf board's earlier orders issued by YSR Congress regime
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Andhra scraps state Waqf board's earlier orders issued by YSR Congress regime

India Today  

The N Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP government in Andhra Pradesh has withdrawn earlier orders issued for the state Waqf board by the previous YSR Congress regime and will constitute a new board soon. In an order, the state government said the Waqf board, constituted by the YSR Congress government, had been non-functional since March 2023, and had no representation of scholars …

Amid Waqf bill row, Maharashtra's Rs 10 crore boost to state board's functioning
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Amid Waqf bill row, Maharashtra's Rs 10 crore boost to state board's functioning

India Today  

The Maharashtra government has announced an allocation of Rs 10 crore to enhance the functioning and infrastructure of the state's Waqf board. A Maharashtra government resolution regarding the Rs 10 crore allocation to the state Waqf board has been issued by the Department of Minorities. Earlier on Thursday, the Lok Sabha adopted a resolution to extend the tenure of the …

Parliament Winter Session: No Waqf Bill this time, JPC seeks more time to consult stakeholders amid Govt-Oppn faceoff
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Parliament Winter Session: No Waqf Bill this time, JPC seeks more time to consult stakeholders amid Govt-Oppn faceoff

Live Mint  

Parliament Winter Session: The contentious bill to amend the Waqf Act will not be taken up in this session of Parliament as the joint parliamentary committee set up to scrutinise it on Thursday sought an extension of its November 29 deadline to present its report. The JPC has sought the new deadline to be the last day of the next …

Day 3: Houses adjourned; Rahul says 'jail Adani'
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Day 3: Houses adjourned; Rahul says 'jail Adani'

Hindustan Times  

Nov 27, 2024 9:34 AM IST Parliament Winter Session kickstarted on Monday, November 25, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his customary speech and appealing to all the MPs to hold constructive discussions on key issues. Delivering his customary speech at Parliament complex, PM Modi also hit out at the Opposition, saying some members, ‘rejected by the people 80-90 times’, …

After Opposition, BJP MP seeks more time for Parliamentary panel on Waqf bill
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

After Opposition, BJP MP seeks more time for Parliamentary panel on Waqf bill

India Today  

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday sought more time for the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf amendment bill, days after Opposition MPs alleged that Chairman Jagdambika Pal was keen to close proceedings by the November 29 deadline in a hurry. Around an hour later, the agitating MPs returned to the meeting as there were indications that JPC Chairman Jagdambika …

Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 was crafted to usurp Waqf properties: Muslim Personal Law Board spokesperson
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 was crafted to usurp Waqf properties: Muslim Personal Law Board spokesperson

The Hindu  

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board is not prepared to accept the Waqf Bill even if it is passed by Parliament in its present form. Ilyas, its spokesman, told the media in New Delhi that the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 was crafted to usurp Waqf properties across the country. “The Prime Minister looks for Waqf in the Constitution, but …

PM Modi repurposes Congress weapon for Waqf Bill attack
3 weeks, 6 days ago

PM Modi repurposes Congress weapon for Waqf Bill attack

India Today  

'Samvidhan Khatre me hai', was one message that the Congress amped up in the run up to the Lok Sabha election. But now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have turned the tables on the Congress, that too on the crucial Waqf Bill, with "Babasaheb's Samvidhan". The phrase "Samvidhan Khatre Me Hai", a rallying cry frequently used by Congress leaders, …

Muslim Unions Demand Centre to Repeal Waqf Amendment Bill
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Muslim Unions Demand Centre to Repeal Waqf Amendment Bill

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Muslim religious heads, unions, and Jamaats have unanimously opposed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024, proposed by the BJP-led NDA government, demanding its immediate withdrawal. Under the aegis of the Loukika Rajyanga Parirakshana Vedika, various Muslim outfits and Jamaats organised a ‘Waqf Bachao’ meeting at Makineni Basava Punnaiah Vignana Kendram in Vijayawada on Sunday. CPM state secretary V. Srinivas Rao …

BJD demands withdrawal of Waqf (Amendment) Bill
4 weeks, 1 day ago

BJD demands withdrawal of Waqf (Amendment) Bill

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The BJD on Sunday demanded the withdrawal of the Waqf Bill and announced that the party MPs will strongly oppose it in Parliament. Alleging that primary stakeholders, particularly the Muslim community, were not consulted prior to the introduction of the amendment bill in Parliament, the memorandum said such an approach undermined the democratic principles of inclusivity and participation. For …

PM attacks Congress over Waqf, 'votebank politics' in Maharashtra victory speech
1 month ago

PM attacks Congress over Waqf, 'votebank politics' in Maharashtra victory speech

India Today  

Congress formed laws to promote appeasement politics and the Waqf board is an example of it, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, as he attacked the party for its poor poll show in Maharashtra Assembly elections. There is no place for Waqf law in the Constitution given to us by Babasaheb Ambedkar, but the Congress supported it to increase …

‘Will expose BJP on Waqf issue,’ says Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar
1 month ago

‘Will expose BJP on Waqf issue,’ says Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday said his party would expose the BJP on the Waqf issue as changes in revenue records favouring the Waqf Board were effected only during the Saffron party's regime. While the BJP is all set to mount pressure on the Congress government by holding a mega protest and a month long march …

PM firm on Waqf Act amendment, says Amit Shah; sets date for eliminating Naxalism in Chhattisgarh
1 month, 1 week ago

PM firm on Waqf Act amendment, says Amit Shah; sets date for eliminating Naxalism in Chhattisgarh

New Indian Express  

CHANDRAPUR / YAVATMAL / HINGOLI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asserted Prime Minister Narendra Modi was determined to amend the Waqf Act despite resistance from key opposition leaders like Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar. Addressing three election rallies in Maharashtra during the day in support of Mahayuti candidates, he declared the Modi government will eliminate Naxalism from Chhattisgarh …

Anti-Waqf Amendment Bill protest march to Delhi ahead of Parliament session
1 month, 1 week ago

Anti-Waqf Amendment Bill protest march to Delhi ahead of Parliament session

India Today  

Muslim scholars and community leaders in Jaipur on Sunday announced a march to Delhi on November 24, ahead of the upcoming Parliament session, to protest against the Waqf Amendment Bill. The decision was taken at a protest event in Jaipur, which was attended by Waqf Board members, representatives from the Ajmer Dargah, a Congress MLA and a member of the …

BJP seeks amendment to Waqf Act and urges farmers not to allow waqf officials to enter their land
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BJP seeks amendment to Waqf Act and urges farmers not to allow waqf officials to enter their land

The Hindu  

The Opposition BJP on Monday staged a State-wide protest against RTCs of some farmers attributing the land ownership to the waqf board and demanded that the Congress government amend the legislation concerned to protect farmers. The BJP also called upon farmers not to allow waqf officials to enter their land. Referring to a statement by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah that none …

Joint panel meeting on Waqf Bill witnesses heated debate
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Joint panel meeting on Waqf Bill witnesses heated debate

The Hindu  

At a stormy eight-hour-long second sitting of Parliament’s Joint Committee on Waqf Bill 2024, there was a heated exchange between the Opposition and the government members, especially on the clause allowing the District Collector to be the final arbitrator on Waqf properties. The argument arose in the second half of the deliberations when advocate Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi, who had deposed …

BJP's Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi wants Muslims to abandon their ‘decades-old fashion’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP's Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi wants Muslims to abandon their ‘decades-old fashion’

Hindustan Times  

Hitting out at the Opposition, senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday accused what he termed the "feudal sultans of the so-called secular syndicate" of fostering fear among Muslims, which he claims has led to their resistance against the Bharatiya Janata Party. The former minority affairs minister also dismissed the opposition's labelling of the BJP as ‘anti-Constitution’, claiming it …

Waqf JPC meeting: Opposition, BJP lock horns over bill’s intention
4 months ago

Waqf JPC meeting: Opposition, BJP lock horns over bill’s intention

Hindustan Times  

The Joint Parliamentary Committee started a detailed review of the Waqf bill on Thursday, with members of the Opposition in the panel questioning the intent behind it, seeking explanation on the rationale and the logic behind the large number of amendments proposed, and posing several questions to officials from the law and minority affairs ministry. In the first meeting of …

Opposition members raise an array of objections to Waqf Amendment Bill
4 months ago

Opposition members raise an array of objections to Waqf Amendment Bill

The Hindu  

Parliament’s Joint Committee on the Waqf Bill began consultations on Thursday, with many members describing the mood of the meeting as “combative”. Opposition members rallied against many provisions in the Bill, including “excessive interference” from the government, “inclusion of non-Muslim members”, and the move to ask for “deed records” for Waqf properties, among others. Property deed requirement Samajwadi Party MP …

Waqf Bill: Muslim bodies seek support from BJP allies, Opposition leaders
4 months ago

Waqf Bill: Muslim bodies seek support from BJP allies, Opposition leaders

The Hindu  

As deliberations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, 1995 commence this Thursday, the Muslim organisations have got into active parleys with non-BJP parties, including National Democratic Alliance partners and Opposition parties. Led by the All India Muslim Personal Board and joined by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, representatives have had meetings with the …

'Waqf Amendment Bill is need of the hour', says BJP's Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
4 months ago

'Waqf Amendment Bill is need of the hour', says BJP's Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

India TV News  

Waqf Bill: As political controversy continues over the Waqf Bill, 2024, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, said the Bill is the need of the hour. The Joint Parliamentary Committee is preparing to meet for the first time on Thursday to discuss the Waqf Bill introduced by the Modi government …

Joint parliamentary panel set up to examine waqf bill
4 months, 1 week ago

Joint parliamentary panel set up to examine waqf bill

Hindustan Times  

A 31-member joint parliamentary committee was set up on Friday to examine the contentious Waqf Bill, 2024 and its report will be submitted in the first week of the next session. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha adopted a motion moved by Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju, who also holds the parliamentary affairs portfolio, naming the members to …

Refer Waqf bill to standing committee of Parliament: Mayawati
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Refer Waqf bill to standing committee of Parliament: Mayawati

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has said the Waqf Bill, 2024, tabled in Parliament on Thursday should be sent to the Standing Committee of the House in view of the doubts, apprehensions and objections raised by the members on the bill. In post on social media platform X, the BSP chief said, “The forceful interference of the Central and UP …

Waqf bill in Lok Sabha: What changes is govt proposing? Why has it triggered such outrage?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Waqf bill in Lok Sabha: What changes is govt proposing? Why has it triggered such outrage?

Firstpost  

The Waqf Bill was introduced by Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. It suggests over three dozen changes to the Waqf Act, 1995 – the law governing Waqf boards in India – including the abolition of Section 40 of the Act which gives Waqf boards the power to designate a property as ‘Waqf property.’ …

Bill to amend Waqf Act referred to joint House panel amid opposition
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bill to amend Waqf Act referred to joint House panel amid opposition

Hindustan Times  

The bill to amend the 1995 Waqf Act for more centralised control of Islamic charitable endowments was on Thursday referred to a joint parliamentary panel for further scrutiny after the Congess-led Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance opposed the proposed law in its present form. “This government wants to take over mosques, I am sure you want to make Bilkis Bano …

Parliament Updates: Waqf Bill Faces INDIA Bloc Opposition In Lok Sabha Amid Heated Debates, BJP Allies Extend Support
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Parliament Updates: Waqf Bill Faces INDIA Bloc Opposition In Lok Sabha Amid Heated Debates, BJP Allies Extend Support

News 18  

Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Thursday moved the Waqf Bill, 2024 in Lok Sabha. #WATCH | Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju moves Waqf Bill, 2024 in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/g65rf2tDow— ANI August 8, 2024 Opposition On Waqf Bill AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi accused the Centre of dividing the country and targeting Muslims. This is an attack …

Kiren Rijiju proposes sending Waqf Amendment Bill to Joint Parliamentary panel
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kiren Rijiju proposes sending Waqf Amendment Bill to Joint Parliamentary panel

India TV News  

Amid huge objection by the Opposition, Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the Waqf Bill does not intend to interfere with the freedom of any religious body and that no provision of the Constitution has been violated. Responding to objections raised by several opposition members on the introduction of the bill in Lok Sabha, he said Waqf …

Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024 is not against Muslims: JDU's Lalan Singh in Lok Sabha | WATCH
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024 is not against Muslims: JDU's Lalan Singh in Lok Sabha | WATCH

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party 's ally Janta Dal JD-U MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh also known as Lalan Singh supported the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, saying it would bring transparency in the Waqf board. While participating in the discussion on the bill in the Lok Sabha, he slammed the Opposition, saying the bill is not about a mosque or temple but a …

Waqf (Amendment) Bill: Dispute resolution, CEO eligibility, and more
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Waqf (Amendment) Bill: Dispute resolution, CEO eligibility, and more

Hindustan Times  

The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre is planning to table the Waqf Bill in the Lok Sabha on Thursday to make changes to the Waqf Act 1995. With 40 proposed changes, the Waqf Bill seeks to repeal several provisions of the current Waqf Act which governs Waqf Boards. The draft of the Bill also proposes replacing the term ‘Waqf’ …

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