Committee on Religious and Social Organizations Amendment
Political unrest continues across the country over the Waqf Amendment Bill. On the one hand, some political parties support this bill, and on the other hand, some parties oppose it. Meanwhile, the All India Muslim Personal Law Commission has questioned the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)’s approach to the waqf bill. Spokesperson of the Board, Dr Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas, expressed serious concern over the chaotic proceedings and violation of established principles of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Religious Endowments Amendment Bill.
Spokesperson Dr Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas said the joint parliamentary committee was supposed to hear views only from concerned individuals and organizations (stakeholders) on the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024, but it was not Only the central ministries, archeology department, Bar Council and RSS should be listened to, it is listening to supporting agencies but also inviting many so-called agencies and organizations that do not exist in the society.
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He said that earlier, members of the opposition parties present at the joint parliamentary committee had written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and made serious allegations against the conduct of committee chairman Jagdambika Pal . Yesterday, six respected members of the opposition wrote again to the Speaker complaining about his autocratic behavior. They claimed that the meetings of the joint parliamentary committee were held so continuously that they were not even given the opportunity to study and discuss the recommendations made.
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“Inviting irrelevant people”
Likewise, unrelated parties are being invited to participate in matters related to waqf and all efforts are being made to obtain maximum input from unrelated parties in support of the bill, the spokesperson said. Dr. Ilyas said that when the bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha, it faced serious opposition from opposition members and the Muslim Personal Law Board itself and many Muslim organizations had also strongly criticized the amendments. The bill was therefore referred to a joint parliamentary committee.
‘Objections should be taken seriously’
He said that our request is to take seriously the objections of the Muslim Personal Law Board and credible Muslim organizations and reject the opinions of irrelevant individuals and organizations. Likewise, the committee should not rush to submit any report to the Speaker but should make any recommendations after reaching consensus after extensive discussion among all members of the committee in accordance with prescribed parliamentary procedures and rules. “We hope that any decision will transcend party interests and narrow views and respect democratic values ​​and constitutional requirements,” he said.
