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Waqf Bill Gets JPC Nod With 14 Amendments

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January 28, 2025

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- PREETHA NAIR @ New Delhi

A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) scrutinising the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill approved it on Monday, setting the tone for its tabling for discussion and passage during the forthcoming Budget session of Parliament.

While the panel led by BJP MP Jagadambika Pal adopted 14 amendments suggested by the ruling NDA members, all those proposed by the Opposition were rejected 10:16 by voice vote. The bill, introduced during the Monsoon session, had proposed 44 amendments to the Waqf Act, 1995.

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