The proposed law of Waqf Board will be considered section by section on January 24-25, JPC meeting reaches final stage

New Delhi: The parliamentary committee formed on the Waqf Board Amendment Bill will consider the proposed law clause by clause on January 24 and 25. This is the process of finalizing the report. The committee's report is expected to be presented during the budget session of Parliament. The Joint Committee of Parliament, headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal, has completed its consultation process with stakeholders across the country and is now on its way to seek the opinion of the committee members before finalizing the report. Is increasing.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had given extension of tenure to the committee till the last day of the upcoming budget session. The budget session will run from January 31 to April 4. However, there will be a break of a few days in between. Members can now propose their amendments to the draft law and they will be voted on. Opposition MPs, who are strongly opposing the bill, can propose amendments. However, these are unlikely to be accepted as the BJP and its allies are in majority in the committee. Official sources said a draft report would be prepared on a clause-by-clause consideration and shared with the legislative department.

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Earlier, he had held meetings for 5 consecutive days from 26th September to 1st October and met the minority bodies of 7 states. During this period, JPC visited Mumbai on 26 September and Gujarat the next day on 27 September, Hyderabad on 28 September, Chennai on 30 September and Bengaluru on 1 October. Along with this, the committee also held meetings with the local minority commission and other stakeholders.

What is Waqf Act?

The Waqf Act is a law made to manage and regulate the properties and religious institutions of the Muslim community. The main objective of this Act is to ensure proper conservation and management of Waqf properties, so that these properties can be used for religious and charitable purposes. Since Waqf is an Arabic word meaning 'to enshrine' or 'to dedicate', in Islam Waqf property is dedicated as a permanent religious and charitable trust to be used for religious purposes, helping the poor, education etc. Is done for.