JPC report on Waqf bill tabled in Parliament amid uproar from Opposition: ‘Biased, one-sided’

The Joint Committee of Parliament (JPC) report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was tabled in Parliament on Thursday amid uproar. The report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was tabled by BJP member Medha Vishram Kulkarni, a member of the panel, in Rajya Sabha. JPC chairman and BJP MP Jagadambika Pal tabled the bill in the Lok Sabha after it was adjourned till 2 pm amid Opposition sloganeering against the report.

In the Rajya Sabha, Opposition MPs alleged that the JPC on the Waqf Bill is "biased" and "one-sided", adding that the dissent notes submitted by the panel members weren't included in the panel's report. Union Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju, however, rejected the charge.