Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE: Waqf (Amendment) Bill Introduced In Lok Sabha, Rijiju Proposes To Send Bill To Joint Parliamentary Panel
Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE: Please follow the space and keep refreshing the page for all the latest updates pertaining to the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament.
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Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE Updates: Hello and welcome to ABP News Live Blog. Please follow the space and keep refreshing the page for all the latest updates pertaining to the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament. The proceedings of Parliament began on a stormy note on Thursday with Opposition MPs stating a walkout from Rajya Sabha after being denied discussion on wrestler Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from Paris Olympics. Speaking on the issue in the Upper House, Union Minister JP Nadda said, "The whole country is standing with Vinesh Phogat. Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) yesterday called her “Champion of champions" and the PM’s voice is the voice of 140 crore people. Unfortunately, we are dividing this between the ruling side and the opposition. Unfortunately, the opposition does not have any solid issue which they want to discuss for which the ruling party is ready... I want to assure you that Govt of India, Sports Ministry and IOC tried redressal on all platforms..."
Meanwhile, the Opposition, led by Congress also opposed the introduction of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The government moved the Bill proposing significant changes to the 1995 law in the Lower House today. The Bill proposes the inclusion of Muslim women on Waqf boards and ensures verification of land before a board announces it as a Waqf property. While the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has termed the proposed move as ‘unacceptable’, The INDIA bloc parties said they will oppose any changes to the Waqf Act.
Opposition parties have demanded that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill be sent to Parliament's standing committee for scrutiny after it is introduced, with the government telling the Business Advisory Committee that it will take a call after assessing the sense of Lok Sabha. The government said at the Committee's meeting that it will not press for discussion on the Bill and its passage following its introduction in Lok Sabha on Thursday. There is a strong possibility that the government may agree to refer the Bill, which is being opposed by some Muslim organisations, to a parliamentary panel, according to a report by news agency PTI.
Stay tuned for all the latest updates pertaining to the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament.
Waqf (Amendment) Bill Introduced In Lok Sabha, Rijiju Proposes To Send Bill To Joint Parliamentary Panel
Bill to amend Waqf law introduced in Lok Sabha. Union minister Kiren Rijiju proposes sending the Waqf (Amendment) Bill to the Joint Parliamentary panel.
Waqf (Amendment) Bill Now Titled 'UMEED': Kiren Rijiju
Speaking in the Lok Sabha on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said," This bill has been now titled - ‘United Waqf Act Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act', 1995- 'UMEED'"
#WATCH | Speaking in Lok Sabha on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju says," This bill has been now titled - ‘United Waqf Act Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act', 1995- 'UMEED'...." pic.twitter.com/kdbTo7k53L
— ANI (@ANI) August 8, 2024
Parliament LIVE: Waqf Bill Brought To Give Rights To Those Who Never Got Them, Says Rijiju
Defending the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju said, "With this bill, there is no interference in the freedom of any religious body....Forget about taking anyone’s rights, this bill has been brought to give rights to those who never got them...."
Parliament LIVE: Waqf Bill Violative Various Provisions of Indian Constitution, Says Congress Manish Tiwari
On Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Congress MP Manish Tewari said, "The Bill is violative of various provisions of the Constitution of India. The Bill is also violative of the legislative competence of the government to even bring this Bill to Parliament because there is no entry in the union list which pertains to religious endowments. So under those circumstances, the Bill suffers from the malady of excessive delegation of powers, which is an assault on the federal structure...The bill needs to be withdrawn."
Parliament Session LIVE: Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav Speaks On Waqf Bill
Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav speaks in Lok Sabha on Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, "Yeh bill jo introduce ho raha hai woh bahut sochi samjhi rajneeti ke tehat ho raha hai...Speaker sir, I heard in the lobby that some of your rights are also going to be taken away and we will have to fight for you....I oppose this bill."
Responding to Akhilesh Yadav's claims, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, "Akhilesh ji, is tarah ki golmol ki baat aap nahi kar skate..Aap nahi ho Speaker ke adhikar ke sanrakshak."
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