The JPC meeting on the Waqf Amendment Bill concluded today. The parliamentary committee on Monday accepted all the 14 amendments proposed by the ruling BJP-led NDA members.
At the same time, every change introduced by the opposition members was rejected. Committee chairman Jagdambika Pal told reporters after the meeting that the amendments adopted by the committee will make the law better and more effective.
Opposition raised questions on the meeting
However, opposition MPs condemned the proceedings of the meeting and accused Pal of “distorting” the democratic process. “It was a farcical exercise. We were not heard. Pal has acted in a dictatorial manner,” TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee told reporters.
At the same time, Jagadambikaa Pal rejected all the allegations of the opposition and said that the entire process was democratic and the view of the majority remained intact.
After the meeting, he said, “Today, there was a clause-by-clause meeting. Opposition members presented amendments on 44 clauses. I asked the members if they were presenting amendments. They said they would present amendments. Nothing can be more democratic than this. The kind of amendments that have been passed today, I think a better bill will be prepared from this.”
These important amendments were made
One of the more significant amendments proposed by the committee is that existing waqf properties cannot be questioned on the ground of ‘waqf by user’, which existed in the current law.
Jagadambika Pal said that the amendments moved by NDA members in 14 sections of the bill have been accepted. He said that opposition members moved hundreds of amendments in all 44 sections and all of them were defeated by vote.
There was a lot of commotion in the meeting
It is worth noting that the JPC meeting witnessed uproar many times. In a meeting held a few days ago, Jagadambika Pal accused TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee of abusing him. After this, 10 opposition MPs were suspended on the proposal of BJP MP Nishikant Dubey. At the same time, during the meeting on October 22 last year, there was a situation of fighting between many leaders.
During the clash, Kalyan Banerjee picked up a glass water bottle kept there and hit the table and accidentally injured himself.
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