JPC report on Waqf bill to be presented in Lok Sabha today

The report of the Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, is to be presented in the Lok Sabha today. Jagdambika Pal, the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, along with BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal, will present the report of the Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024. They will also lay on the table the record of evidence given before the Joint Committee. 

The report was presented to



Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on January 30, 2025. The JPC on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill adopted the draft report and the amended revised bill on Wednesday, January 29. However, the opposition leaders submitted their dissent notes on the report. The JPC had earlier cleared the Waqf Bill 1995 with 25 amendments across 14 clauses and sections. The Budget session of Parliament began on January 31 and will continue till April 4.