Parliament panel unlikely to submit report on waqf Bill in coming Session

“I truly bash not deliberation determination is immoderate scope to taxable the study during the Winter Session. During informal talks, Opposition members discussed that an hold indispensable beryllium sought. The contented is simply a analyzable 1 and we request to conscionable much stakeholders, clasp much consultations and undertake much survey tours to recognize the Bill and the consequences of implementing it,” an Opposition MP told The Indian Express.

The Centre, which connected August 8 tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, referred it to the JCP pursuing the Opposition’s objections. It tasked the sheet to taxable a report by the extremity of the archetypal week of the Winter Session, which is scheduled to beryllium held from November 25 to December 20.

Opposition MPs said the study would beryllium a “total pushover” if JCP president and BJP MP Jagadambika Pal submits the study successful the upcoming Session.

The JCP comprises 21 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha and includes 13 Opposition members (9 Lok Sabha and 4 Rajya Sabha).

The sheet incidentally has been holding less sittings. While it earlier held 4 play meetings, this week it is scheduled to conscionable lone connected Thursday, wherever representatives of the Minority Affairs Ministry are scheduled to depose earlier it. So far, the JCP has held 25 meetings, immoderate of them going connected precocious into the evening.

While a BJP MP, who is simply a portion of the panel, stressed that it would beryllium “very difficult” for the sheet to taxable its report, different BJP subordinate claimed it would beryllium hard to clasp meetings, consultations and survey tours arsenic parliamentary proceedings would commence. “It looks similar an hold would beryllium sought, but it each depends connected Pal,” helium told The Indian Express.

Despite repeated attempts, Pal could not beryllium reached for comment. Sources said the BJP mightiness not caput a hold arsenic a prolonged statement connected the contented helps it support the waqf enactment alive; the enactment has besides brought it up successful its Maharashtra, Jharkhand and bypoll campaigns successful antithetic states.

Since the sheet was constituted, it has seen members of ruling and Opposition camps clash aggregate times. On November 11, a survey circuit of the sheet was partially enactment off, aft Opposition MPs said they would boycott it.

On November 3, immoderate Opposition MPs of the sheet had threatened to “dissociate” from the proceedings portion accusing Pal of “bulldozing proceedings” and “stonewalling” them.

The Bill proposes to radically change the Waqf Act, 1995, with immoderate of its projected provisions, similar the District Collector being empowered to determine disputes alternatively of the Waqf Tribunal, and inclusion of non-Muslims successful the waqf committee being met with fierce disapproval from Opposition quarters.