Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf Legislation to hear views of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today

Posted by admin_kas on 2025-01-24 09:20:55 |

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Srinagar, Jan 24: The Joint Parliamentary Committee on The Waqf (Amendment) Bill-2024 is scheduled to hear the views and suggestions of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on the proposed bill on Friday.

As per the notice issued by the Joint Committee of the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Waqf Amendment Bill cell, the parliamentary panel will hear the views and suggestions of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, patron of the Muttheda Majlis Ulema, Jammu & Kashmir, on Friday morning.

The views will be heard between 11am to 1pm at the Main Committee Room, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi.

Headed by BJP’s Jagdambika Pal, the 31- member parliamentary committee comprises leaders from all major political parties.

This meeting marks the first engagement of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq with MPs after the abrogation of Article 370.

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 after being introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 8, 2024 was referred to the Joint Committee of Parliament for examination following objections by the opposition over its clauses.

The bill faces opposition due to changes in the composition of the Central Waqf Council and Waqf Boards, restrictions on the power of Waqf boards, and the mandatory registration of Waqf properties with the district collector's office. (KNO)