Representative image Latur: More than 100 farmers in Maharashtra’s Latur district on Saturday claimed the Waqf Board has sought to take their land that they have been cultivating for generations. The claim has been filed in the Maharashtra State Waqf Tribunal in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and notices have been issued to 103 farmers having total land … Read more
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday welcomed the extension granted to the joint parliamentary committee examining the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and said it would enable many more stakeholders, including states, to place their views. The Lok Sabha on Thursday adopted a resolution to extend the tenure of the Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill … Read more
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday said in Kolkata that the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) members from the Opposition will boycott the meetings starting from November 9. Banerjee was recently suspended for a day following his altercation during a JPC meeting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. Meanwhile, seven Opposition lawmakers on Monday threatened … Read more
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party has officially opposed the Union Government’s proposal for ‘One Nation One Election,’ which aims to synchronize elections across India. In a recent resolution, the party condemned this initiative, arguing that it undermines the federal structure and the unique needs of different states. “TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) party opposes ‘One … Read more
Last Updated:October 26, 2024, 11:53 IST The schedule of a five-state tour has become a point of confrontation in the committee, with the Opposition terming it “hectic” amid Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections Opposition MPs after boycotting a meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf Amendment Bill, in New Delhi on October 15, 2024. (PTI) … Read more
New Delhi: Three BJP MPs have written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla demanding filing of an FIR against Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee and his immediate suspension from the House, a day after Banerjee was suspended for a day from the parliamentary panel on Waqf (Amendment) Bill. Describing his conduct in the meeting of the … Read more
BJP leader Tejasvi Surya has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla alleging some opposition members threatened Jagadambika Pal, the chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill, and a witness during a sitting of the panel, and also tore up documents. Surya, a two-term MP from Bengaluru South, claimed the opposition … Read more
Bharatiya Janata Party’s MP Tejasvi Surya on Thursday claimed that the opposition tried to disrupt the proceedings of the joint parliamentary committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill meeting, physically and verbally threatened both the witness and the Chairperson, and tore up committee documents. BJP MP Surya wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla … Read more
The parliamentary panel examining the Waqf (Amendment) bill witnessed high drama as opposition members walked out protesting against the personal allegations made by a witness before the committee against Congress president and leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge. Opposition members also protested the panel’s summoning of Mahant Sudhirdas, advocate Vishnu Shankar … Read more
The Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 on Friday met representatives of the Gujarat government and those from other entities as part of its nationwide consultation on the proposed legislation. Gujarat minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi presented the state government’s suggestions to the JPC, which is meeting representatives in a … Read more
