Asaduddin Owaisi says the JPC does not have investigative powers as its job is to look into the Bill alone

All India Majlis-e-Ittehdul Muslimeen chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday criticised the chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Jagdambika Pal, for recently visiting Karnataka to look into local Waqf land-related issues. Owaisi said the JPC does not have investigative powers as its job is to look into the Bill alone. Moreover the chairman cannot act unilaterally



and the committee has to act collectively, he said. 

Asaduddin Owaisi said the JPC had already conducted a consultation in Karnataka. Stating that the members of the JPC are also not in a position to explain the questionable conduct of the chairman, Asaduddin Owaisi expressed hope that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will have to take notice of the chairman’s tour.