Waqf bill: Oppn members' charges are baseless, says JPC chief

The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 will meet in New Delhi on Wednesday to adopt the amended bill, JPC chairman Jagdambika Pal told HT on Tuesday. He added that the Lok Sabha Speaker will then be asked to present the amended bill in Parliament.

- Rajesh Kumar Singh

LUCKNOW: The meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 will be held in New Delhi on Wednesday for adoption of the amended bill, JPC chairman Jagdambika Pal told HT here on Tuesday.

"After this, we will request the Lok Sabha Speaker to present the amended bill in Parliament," he said.

"The JPC has accepted some of the proposals moved by the opposition leaders, including the provision of "waqf by user" that will remain applicable to current properties.

The data base of the waqf portal will be updated for six months after passing of the amended bill. All waqf properties will be uploaded on the portal," he added.

Pal, who was in Lucknow on Tuesday, further said, "The waqf tribunal will now have three members instead of two. The third will be an Islamic scholar. Earlier, there was a provision for two members in the tribunal in the amendment bill."