JPC on Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 Concludes Final Meeting in Lucknow

The Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting on the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 was held in Lucknow yesterday. Suggestions and objections were sought from Muslim religious leaders and organisations regarding the bill.

Speaking to the media after the meeting, JPC Chairman Jagdambika Pal said that this law is being introduced for the betterment. Today was JPC’s last meeting. Earlier, similar meetings were held in various states. Mr. Pal informed that the committee will present its report in the budget session. The Government of India has proposed 44 amendments, and committee members have been



given time until tomorrow to provide their final views.

In today’s discussion, the committee also consulted Minister Danish Azad Ansari, Minister OP Rajbhar, and the Shia Sunni Central Waqf Board. A total of 11 members, including JPC Chairman Jagdambika Pal and member Asaduddin Owaisi, participated in the meeting. Prominent among those who attended the meeting were Shia Sunni Central Waqf Board Chairman Ali Zaidi, Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali, Maulana Sufiyan Nizami, representatives of Jamaat-e-Islami, and the Milli Council.