Kiren Rijiju tables Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha (Screengrab) | X/@PTI_News
New Delhi: Union Minister for Minorities Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday tabled the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 in the Lok Sabha amid objection by the Opposition. The Bill aims to amend the Waqf Act of 1995.
The Bill aims to amend the Waqf Act of 1995. After the introduction of the Bill, the Uiion Minister said that the Bill will not have any impact on mosque management and there will ne no meddling in the religious affairs by the government.
Targetting the Congress, the Union Minister said, “Changes made in Waqf law by UPA govt gave it overriding effect over other statutes, hence new amendments were required,”
He also accused the Opposition of misleading the people on issues which are not part of Waqf Bill.
Rijiju also congratulated all the members of the Joint Parliament Committe (JPC).
“I want to say that the discussion that has taken place on the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Joint Committee of both the Houses has never been done in the parliamentary history of India till date. I thank and congratulate all the members of the Joint Committee,” the Union Minister said.
“ill date, a total of 284 delegations from the state holders of different communities have presented their views and suggestions before the committee. Waqf boards of 25 state governments and union territories have also presented their submissions,” he added.
