A number of opposition leaders walked out of the assembly of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Modification) Invoice on Monday, to register their protest towards the presentation made by the Delhi Waqf Board.
The members who staged the walkout mentioned the administrator of the Delhi Waqf Board, who had appeared earlier than the panel, made modifications to the presentation with out the information of the Delhi authorities.
Amongst those that walked out of the assembly have been AAP MP Sanjay Singh, the DMK’s Mohammed Abdulla, the Congress’ Naseer Hussain and Mohamed Jawed.
They claimed that the MCD Commissioner and Delhi Waqf Board’s administrator, Ashwini Kumar, altered the preliminary report of the Waqf Board with out chief minister Atishi’s approval.
The assembly was chaired by BJP MP Jagdambika Pal.
The committee had referred to as the representatives of the Delhi Waqf Board, Haryana Waqf Board, Punjab Waqf Board and Uttarakhand Waqf Board and Uttarakhand Waqf Board to report their Oral proof on the Waqf (Modification) Invoice, 2024.
The Committee additionally summoned Name for Justice (Group led by Chander Wadhwa, Trustee), Waqf Tenant Welfare Affiliation, Delhi and Harbans Dunkall, President, Residents Welfare Affiliation (All Blocks), B.Okay. Dutt Colony, New Delhi to report their views and options.
What occurred within the final JPC assembly on Waqf
Within the final assembly on October 22, the panel’s assembly witnessed a heated argument between BJP MP Abhijit Gangopadhyay and TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee.
Banerjee allegedly threw a glass bottle in a match of rage and later allegedly threw the glass in the direction of Pal. He harm his hand within the course of. The TMC MP was later barred from attending one assembly of the JPC.
The Waqf (Modification) Invoice, 2024 seeks to carry sweeping reforms, introducing digitisation, stricter audits, transparency and authorized mechanisms to reclaim illegally occupied properties.
With inputs from PTI, ANI
