JPC holds first meeting on Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024
The 31-member committee, headed by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, includes 21 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 members from the Rajya Sabha.
The 31-member committee, headed by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, includes 21 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 members from the Rajya Sabha.
Pal said that the government has a specific purpose for bringing this bill that the the properties handed to the Waqf should help the backward Muslims and women.
A 31-member JPC on the Waqf Amendment Bill was announced in the last session of Parliament following demands by Opposition parties.
