August 9th 2024.
The Parliament of India has created a joint committee consisting of 31 members to examine the Waqf Bill. This committee is made up of 21 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha, and it is expected to present its report during the next session of Parliament.
On Friday, the Lok Sabha passed a motion to appoint 21 of its members to the committee. The motion was presented by Kiren Rijiju, who holds the positions of both Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Minority Affairs. Rijiju's motion stated that the Waqf Bill should be referred to a joint committee of 21 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha.
The Bill was originally introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday and was sent to the joint parliamentary panel after a passionate debate. The government assured that the proposed law would not interfere with the functioning of mosques, while the opposition accused it of targeting Muslims and violating the Constitution.
As per Rijiju's motion, the Rajya Sabha has been asked to select 10 members to join the committee and inform the Lok Sabha of their decision. The committee is expected to submit its report to the Lok Sabha by the end of the first week of the next session.
Among the 21 Lok Sabha members chosen to serve on the committee are Jagdambika Pal, Nishikant Dubey, Tejasvi Surya, Aparajita Sarangi, Sanjay Jaiswal, Dilip Saikia, Abhikit Gangopadhyay, D K Aruna, Gaurav Gogoi, Imran Masood, Mohd Jawed, Maulana Mohibullah, Kalyan Banerjee, A Raja, Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Dileshwar Kamait, Arvind Sawant, Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre, Naresh Mhaske, Arun Bharti, and Asaduddin Owaisi.
PTI (Press Trust of India)
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