Members suggest 572 amendments to Waqf bill

New Delhi, Jan 27: Members of the parliamentary panel on the Waqf Amendment Bill have suggested 572 amendments to the draft legislation that has the government and the opposition at loggerheads.The consolidated list of amendments was circulated by the Joint Committee on Waqf Amendment Bill, chaired by BJP leader Jagdambika Pal, late Sunday as the panel’s hearing entered the last lap.The Committee will discuss the clause-by-clause amendments at its meeting on Monday.
The Committee will discuss the clause-by-clause amendments at its meeting on Monday.Advertisement
Members of the BJP and those from the opposition have submitted amendments to the Bill. However, none of the BJP’s allies figure in the list of members who have submitted the amendments.