Jagdambika Pal on Waqf Amendment Bill 2024: Waqf was passed on Wednesday (2 April) on the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 in the Lok Sabha. During this, opposition leaders created a ruckus. Jagdambika Pal, president of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Amendment Bill, made a big statement about this bill. He said that if the government wanted, it could have passed this bill without any consent.

Bill passed in a democratic manner- Jagdambika Pal

Jagdambika Pal said, “The government passed this bill democratically. If wanted, it could have passed it directly, but the government decided to send it to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC).” He said that JPC held 38 meetings, visited various states and took the opinion of 97 lakh people. Apart from this, participation of Pasmanda Muslims, OBCs and women has been ensured in the bill.

Opposition accused of misleading

Jagdambika Pal accused the opposition of misleading people. He said, “These people are trying to mislead the public like Mungerilal’s beautiful dreams. It is wrong to tear the bill passed through the democratic process.” Reacting to Congress MP Imran Masood’s statement, he said, “This may be a black day for him, but not for democracy.”

Bill passed after 14 hours of debate

Jagdambika Pal further said that “14 hours of time was taken to discuss this bill and all MPs were given full opportunity to speak. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi always gives priority to reforms (reforms) and this bill is also an important step in the same direction.”

Disputes are going on between the government and the opposition over this bill, but the government claims that this bill has been brought to make cases related to Waqf more transparent and balanced.

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