WAQF REFORM BILL: GOVT SET TO TABLE CONTROVERSIAL LEGISLATION
Lok Sabha to Debate Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Tomorrow Amidst Opposition
New Delhi, Apr 1: The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, aimed at reforming Waqf management, will be tabled in the Lok Sabha tomorrow, sparking intense debate and opposition.
*BILL HIGHLIGHTS*
‣ *Reform Agenda*: Enhance transparency, digitization, and efficiency in Waqf management.
‣ *Renaming the Act*: Proposed renaming to ‘United Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995’.
‣ *Updated Definitions*: Clarify and update Waqf definitions.
*OPPOSITION SPEAKS OUT*
‣ *”Unconstitutional”*: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi slams the bill.
‣ *”Interference in Muslim Rights”*: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav opposes the bill.
*WHAT’S NEXT?*
‣ *Lok Sabha Debate*: 8-hour discussion scheduled tomorrow.
‣ *Joint Parliamentary Committee Review*: Committee has already examined the bill.
