Waqf Board Amendment Bill necessary, ASI tells Joint Parliamentary Committee in meet
The fourth meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, was held on Friday.
The fourth meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, was held on Friday.
This meeting came a day after Rijiju introduced the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha and proposed sending it to a joint parliamentary committee after Opposition parties objected to its provision.
Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju defended the bill, claiming it does not interfere with religious freedoms.
